Betcha y’all didn’t know 158

[953 nut 66,423]

June 7, 1965 The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples.

[Sparky-(Admin) 25,467]

Huh…in my state even ? 

[953 nut 66,423]

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"

[JoeM 10,002]

this thread needs renamed to "Remember When?" 

 

com on sparks, everybody knew about this law. 

 

[Ed Kennell 46,168]

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.

[SylvanLakeWH 31,497]

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...? 

[ri702bill 12,203]

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...

[kpinnc 18,346]

Y'all... ain't... right... 

 

I mean, yeah about that marriage thing but... 

[953 nut 66,423]

15 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

23 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.

Fixed it for you.          The next day the majority of Connecticut residents became criminals.