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Attitude Of American Male Vasectomies Rise In 1970s
The piece reports a surge in male sterilizations led by the Association for Voluntary Sterilization executive director John Rague. It cites 750,000 vasectomies in 1970, with forecasts higher for 1971, and notes clinics across 36 states plus hospital outpatient services. It covers motivations, costs, and safeguards at Midwest Population Center and Planned Parenthood in Chicago, plus social attitudes toward male fertility and sex.
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Chicago
John R. Rague
Association For Voluntary Sterilization
New York City
Rague
United States
India
Great Britain
New York
Margaret Sanger Research Bureau
Rogue
Don C. Shaw
Midwest
Shaw
Planned Parenthood Association
Lonnie Myers
Center