Margaret Sanger’s state-by-state overview of birth control’s use and legality in 1938.

A dispatch from 1945 describes the Catholic leadership's attempts to stymie the spread of birth control.

Christine Stansell explains the history of the Republican Party’s war on abortion and family planning.

Kati Marton's 1981 article addresses Pope Paul II’s stance on contraception, and how out of step it is with the American Catholic public.

Sarah Wildman writes on the pro-choice movement during the 2004 election.