EPISODE · May 21, 2020 · 15 MIN
Episode Two: Darlene Johnson's Case
from Choice or Coercion: The Biography of Norplant · host Justina Licata
One month after Norplant’s FDA approval, in January 1991, Howard Broadman, a California county judge ordered Darlene Johnson, a twenty-eight-year-old African American pregnant mother of four, to have Norplant inserted into her arm for three years as part of her probation. This episode examines Johnson's case and the complicated national debate it generated. Thank you to Frank Licata for lending his voiceover skills to this episode.
What this episode covers
One month after Norplant’s FDA approval, in January 1991, Howard Broadman, a California county judge ordered Darlene Johnson, a twenty-eight-year-old African American pregnant mother of four, to have Norplant inserted into her arm for three years as part of her probation. This episode examines Johnson's case and the complicated national debate it generated. Thank you to Frank Licata for lending his voiceover skills to this episode.
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