The Family Planning Movement in Murcia and the Access of Women to Contraception, 1976-1980

Authors

  • Ramón Castejón Bolea Universidad Miguel Hernández
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/rmu/355401
Keywords: Sexuality, contraception, feminism, Region of Murcia

Abstract

During the 1970’s a social movement for family planning began in Spain. Social, political and health science interests came together, resulting in the decriminalization of contraceptives which had been forbidden in Spain since 1941, and in the development of infrastructures which facilitated the access of all women to them. One aspect that characterized this process was the regional diversity of the models regarding the origin, development and consolidation of the family planning centers. The proposed research seeks to describe and analyze the case of the Region of Murcia as an example of this process in the Spanish periphery, with its singularities and similarities within the national context. The study focuses on the period between 1976 and 1980 within the first phase of the family planning movement in our country, when the legalization of all contraceptive methods is achieved.

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Published
23-12-2018
How to Cite
Castejón Bolea, R. (2018). The Family Planning Movement in Murcia and the Access of Women to Contraception, 1976-1980. Murcian Journal of Anthropology, (25), 115–132. https://doi.org/10.6018/rmu/355401