contraceptionn.
/kɒntrəˈsɛpʃən/ The prevention of uterine conception.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun]
contraception1886
birth control1906
family planning1934
1886 E. B. Foote Radical Remedy in Social Science v. 89 Where it becomes a necessity to decide between lawful abortion and unlawful contraception, they prefer to break the man-made law against contraceptics rather than the natural law against abortion.
1918 R. B. Armitage Private Sex Advice to Women xii. 159 Should not contraception be employed to obviate the crime of abortion..?
1923 M. C. Stopes Contraception 23 Wholesome contraception is a valuable tool in the hands of those who work toward elevating our sex knowledge in the way urged by Professor Bayliss.
1923 M. C. Stopes Contraception 213 Since 1920..contraception has been made criminal in France.
1971 H. Brant & A. Brant Dict. Pregnancy 75 [The] rhythm method..and abstinence are the only methods of contraception officially approved by the Roman Catholic Church.
Derivatives
contraˈceptionist n. one who practises or advocates contraception.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > contraception or birth control > [noun] > advocacy of > advocate of
neo-Malthusian1881
birth controller1916
contraceptionist1917
1917 Boston Pilot 14 Apr. 4/5 The contraceptionist would take from the Almighty all power over life and dispose matters after his own whim and liking.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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