Saturday, 2 November 2019

RESEARCH: National Health Service (Family Planning) Act 1967 (1)

https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/collections1/parliament-and-the-1960s/national-health-service-family-planning-act/

This data is taken from the Parliament website - high reliability.


  • Made contraception readily available through the NHS.
  • Enabled local health authorities to provide advice to a much wider population.
  • Previously was limited to women whose health was put at a risk by pregnancy.
  • Edwin Brooks MP (via private members Bill).
  • Identified social problem.
  • Low income groups were at risk of economic struggle through having more children than they could afford.
  • Same ear as Abortion Act.
  • Passing of both Acts reflected society's changing attitudes towards sex - highlights the need for increased knowledge and conversation.


(In the post above, I have noted my findings for further use, all information is from the link at the top of this page.)

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