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2 min read•june 18, 2024
Sharii Liang
Isabela Padilha
Sharii Liang
Isabela Padilha
Inventions and medical discoveries that are common in modern times shocked the people back then. Ethics truly came into its own during this time as people wondered about birth control, abortion, fertility treatments, and genetic engineering. They were life changers that posed both social and moral questions. Neither religion, politics, or philosophy could give a definitive consensus on these technological innovations even today. There is still a different level of acceptance on the use of birth control across the continent today, which is dependant on the role of the Church and religious conservatism in the country.
On the other hand, these technological advancements had significant consequences in the lives of European women. Through the higher accessbility to birth control technology, women increased their capacity to pursue careers and gained autonomy over the number of children they wanted to have. The rise in birth control can be tracked to the 1960s, and here are the driving factors:
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