To: Solon who wrote (65616 ) 2/11/2015 9:04:17 PM From: 2MAR$ Respond to This part i love: June 23, 1964 : Pope Paul VI creates the Papal Commission on Population, the Family and Natality, informally known as the "Birth Control Commission." This is the year of Vatican II and monumental reforms in the Catholic Church. Many within the church support the use of the Pill. Both clerics and the laity are extremely hopeful that the Pope will approve the use of the Pill for Catholics. Vatican II comes to an end and the Roman Catholic Church implements some reforms -- but a decision on the Pill is not madepbs.org 1980s In spite of the Pope's ruling against the Pill and birth control, almost 80% of American Catholic women use contraceptives, and only 29% of American priests believe it is intrinsically immoral. 1982 The Pill's impact on women in the work force is significant. With highly effective birth control now at their disposal, 60% of women of reproductive age are employed in America. 1984 December 4: John Rock dies at the age of 94 in Temple, New Hampshire. 1988 At the FDA's urging, drug companies remove the original high-dose oral contraceptives from the market. 1990 According to the annual FDA Consumer report, the Pill is considered safe and effective by the government, medical establishment and public.
