Article: Birth control: multiple meanings, continuing controversy.(The Encyclopedia of Birth Control)(Book Review)

The Encyclopedia of Birth Control, Edited by Vern L. Bullough. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC CLIO, 2001, 349 pages. Cloth, $75.00.

Reviewed by Peggy Brick, M. Ed., Kendal at Crosslands, Kennett Square, PA 19348; e-mail: pandabrick@aol.com.

It's amazing how much one can learn about sex and society by examining Encyclopedia of Birth Control, edited by that persistently productive sexologist, Vern Bullough. From "abortion" to "Yarros, Rachell Slobdinsky (1869-1964)," the entries reveal the long struggle of humans to take control of their reproductive lives and the endless controversies that have surrounded this crucial enterprise. Throughout there is a special ...

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