EPISODE · May 2, 2020 · 2 MIN
Introducing: Choice or Coercion: The Biography of Norplant
from Choice or Coercion: The Biography of Norplant · host choiceorcoercion
Norplant was the first subdermal implantable contraceptive device. It consisted of six silicone rubber rods filled with a hormone. When inserted under the skin of a woman's arm, Norplant prevented pregnancies for up to five years. This podcast examines Norplant’s history, and more specifically the way governmental institutions used the contraceptive device to control certain populations of women’s bodies. Please subscribe and start listening on May 14.
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Norplant was the first subdermal implantable contraceptive device. It consisted of six silicone rubber rods filled with a hormone. When inserted under the skin of a woman's arm, Norplant prevented pregnancies for up to five years. This podcast examines Norplant’s history, and more specifically the way governmental institutions used the contraceptive device to control certain populations of women’s bodies. Please subscribe and start listening on May 14.
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