953 nut 66,446 #1 Posted Sunday at 10:36 AM 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 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 25,480 #2 Posted Sunday at 11:02 AM Huh…in my state even ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 66,446 #3 Posted Sunday at 11:50 AM 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 10,014 #4 Posted Sunday at 12:05 PM 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 46,177 #5 Posted Sunday at 07:50 PM 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. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 31,506 #6 Posted Sunday at 08:07 PM 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...? 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,209 #7 Posted Sunday at 09:53 PM 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... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 18,353 #8 Posted yesterday at 01:12 AM Y'all... ain't... right... I mean, yeah about that marriage thing but... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 66,446 #9 Posted yesterday at 11:02 AM 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. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
