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[•w'Hioie 10 innici.BIRTH ( OSTKOL* Chicago Judge has *et Mr seal of approval on birth control, fha movement really seem* to be gaining in strength and importance and it la possible that son* of it* advocates may find t»«ii ray Itttn the committeeH of the comlt;n«r 1‘tih legislature.The discussion of birth control has brought out much on both sides of the Issue which ia not of the most, edifying cnaracter and the rlt;tr»-ductton of which would hardly Influence either way aa to the legislation which might be taken.But one poiut seems to be overlooked. i be birth control idea seems baaed ou the admission that the human race m general U growing worae and hence a greater proportiouof the progeny is worse s©, in or-ier to reduce the menace of defective, diseased and malformed the Idea a to control births. And again be isuse some families are poor and un-4ble to support children, despite the 'act of healthy condition of the pa-•ents, the plan would be 10 place a an on procreation.I ndcr such conditions the bearing of the children would soon become s privilege for the rich who hap tened to be fortunately healthy.other results naturally sequent to the above premises and plans could be cited but it seems unnecessary to utilize apace for that purpose.For the remedy for everything upon which the plan of birth control is 'mned lies with the state and the people. Certainly in aome cases the bearing of children is unwise, especially where disease, mental defectiveness, physical deformity or kln-Ired evils may possibly be hereditary.herever such ia the case the state should have the right to step in with birth control ideas.But poverty should be no bar. The woman who bears healthy children to the world equipped to become useful citizens If the people are wise enoughkCii vlvk tha i .. I ~ — . ___to get into the ho vent h family class j before the ending of the gnat and 1 glorious year which is about to dawn upon us in all its infantile beauty.A h:m m.k hoi.omov.^OW comes Mrs. Anna Lee of In-anapmany things to anawei for—who Is; wise In her dsy and age, whatever that is. and abe saye that whisky is 1 not so bad compared to corsets. She expiates at length on that and verily she seems to have the conch on the things she discusses. She charges that corset-deformed women are responsible for the birth of more phyai-children thau is whisky and that thethe wearing of corsets than men by the drink.ng of whisky Hhe says tubercular children never wereknown until corsets were invented. The tine will come, she avers, when restriction of the waist will be prohibitedAha’ Have at you! Abas the corset!Now may the men have a slogan Burn the redflre and hold the mass meeting. Nationwide prohibition of waist restriction! Let the waist expandAnd even with the lack of their I favorite beverages through the other prohibition movement, the governor of North Carolina may yet find something pertinent to say to the governor of South Carolina.of the greatest services of cttUenshlp. It In the fault of social and governmental systeme that environment and negloct take from a proportion of such children their opportunities In life. And those who remain single and refuse to incur the expense and responsibilities of raising families should be the ones made to contribute to the fund used in giving those children their chances.It would seem it is not birth control so much ss foe remedying of the wayof watching out for the children of
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Ogden Examiner
Ogden, Utah, US
Thu, Dec 28, 1916
Page 4
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Evelyn W.
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