“The birth control pill, to a great degree, made possible the (hetero)sexual revolution. Yet those who developed oral contraceptives did not intend their work to promote what the majority of Americans at the time called "promiscuity." Doctors generally refused to prescribe the pill to women who were not married; the Supreme Court did not rule this practice unconstitutional until 1972.” MadePracticeRevolutionBirthDegreesMarriedDoctorsMajorityCourtSupremeSupreme CourtPillsBirth ControlPromiscuityUnconstitutionalContraceptivesSexual RevolutionBirth Control Pills Author:Beth Bailey
“Prince William's pregnant wife, Kate Middleton, is past her due date. Doctors may have to induce labor. To speed up the birth, doctors have been telling the baby, 'Come on out. You will never have to work a day in your life.'” MayHas BeensPastWifeBabyBirthLaborDoctorsDuesSpeedPregnantKateDue DatePregnant Wife Author:Conan O'Brien
“... in all cases of monstrosity at birth anaesthetics should be applied by doctors publicly appointed for that purpose... Every successive year would see fewer of the unfit born, and finally none. But, it may be urged, this is legalized infanticide. Assuredly it is; and it is urgently needed.” ShouldYearsMayPurposeBornCasesBirthNeededDoctorsFewerEuthanasiaMonstrosityInfanticide Author:Tennessee Celeste Claflin
“I despise Birth-Control first because it is ... an entirely meaningless word; and is used so as to curry favour even with those who would first recoil from its real meaning. The proceeding these quack doctors recommend does not control any birth.” FirstsDoeRealScienceUsedBirthDoctorsMeaninglessDespiseFavourBirth ControlProceedingQuacksCurryRecoil Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“I was not a good doctor, my studies had been too rapid, my hospital training too short, but there is not the slightest doubt that I was a successful doctor. What is the secret of success? To inspire confidence. What is confidence? ... I do not know, I only know that it cannot be acquired by book reading, nor by the bedside of our patients. It is a magic gift granted by birth-right to one man and denied to another. The doctor who possesses this gift can almost raise the dead” KnowsMenBookReadingSecretStudySuccessfulDoubtMagicInspireBirthTrainingDoctorsRaisesPatientGrantedHospitalsOne ManDeniedToo ShortRapidsDoctor WhoBook ReadingSecret To SuccessGood Doctors Author:Axel Munthe
“When I got pregnant, I told [Susan Sarandon ]. She said, "All right. I'm gonna tell you the thing to do when you're giving birth: Push like you're trying to win a prize, like you want to be the best patient he's ever had. He's going to give you a prize for winning that." So I did. [The doctor] said, "You are probably the best pusher I've had as a patient."” WantGivingTryingSaidWinningLike YouBirthDoctorsPatientThings To DoBeing The BestPrizePregnantGiving Birth Author:Geena Davis
“I love you crookedly because my heart's been unhinged from birth. The doctors gave me strict instructions not to fall in love: my fragile clockwork heart would never survive. But when you gave me a dose of love so powerful - far beyond my wildest dreams - that I felt able to confront anything for you, I decided to put my life in your hands.” HeartDreamHandsAbleFallFeltPowerfulLove YouBirthMy HeartDecidedDoctorsFalling In LoveFragileInstructionStrictDoseClockworkWildest Dreams Author:Mathias Malzieu