50 years on the Pill
May 11, 2010
THIS week marks the 50th
anniversary of the contraceptive
pill, which was launched in the US
on 11 May 1960 - and ironically
nine months later in Australia.
The subsequent changes in
women’s rights and freedoms are
this week being attributed by
sectors of the medical community
directly to the pill’s inception.
In celebration of the anniversary,
Sexual Health and Family Planning
Australia (SHFPA) in conjunction
with Bayer Schering Pharma (who
braught the pill to our shores) has
launched an initative titled ‘Dreams
for our Daughters’ which asks
Aussie women to vote on a vision
for women over the next 50 years.
For every vote cast $1 will be
donated to a charity who will funnel
the funds to make that dream a reality.
“Living a life free from violence,
building an environmentally
sustainable future, having safe
and affordable housing and
enjoying sexual and reproductive
health rights are all vital
dreams for women that with our
‘Dreams for our Daughters’
campaign we would like to see
become a future reality,” said
Naomi Knight, ceo of SHFPA - see
www.facebook.com/50yearsofthepill.
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