953 nut 66,409 #1 Posted 13 hours ago June 7, 1965 The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples. 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 25,461 #2 Posted 12 hours ago Huh…in my state even ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 66,409 #3 Posted 12 hours ago 47 minutes ago, Sparky said: in my state A Connecticut statute dating back to 1879 made it a crime for any person to use "any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 9,999 #4 Posted 11 hours ago this thread needs renamed to "Remember When?" com on sparks, everybody knew about this law. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 46,166 #5 Posted 4 hours ago 7 hours ago, 953 nut said: A Connecticut statute dating back to 1879 made it a crime for any person to use "any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception" And 10 months later the population doubled. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 31,494 #6 Posted 3 hours ago 9 hours ago, 953 nut said: effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples. Wait... isn't being married effectively the same as contraception...? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,197 #7 Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Wait... isn't being married effectively the same as contraception...? Yup - I'm athinkin' it's an alergic reaction to to gold wedding band on her hand... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
