A diaphragm?? Really?!
I know the Pill was in existence, but it was new as birth control & some 'controversy' over it was milling about in some areas....but condoms sure existed!
Why did women allow men to have sex with them without one??
I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.
Buying them could have gotten them in trouble. They could have been expelled because it was admitting to sex outside of marriage.
Inside every cynical person is a disappointed idealist.
The line from President Carr about birth control being illegal in Massachusetts was no joke. In 1953, the use and distribution of contraceptives was illegal across the United States. It wasn't until Griswold vs. Connecticut (1965) and Eisenstadt vs. Baird (1972) that birth control was legalized. So, to answer your question, that was why women "allowed" men to have sex with them without any protection--because they couldn't use that protection.
shareIn 1953, the use and distribution of contraceptives was illegal across the United States.
This movie takes place in 1953.
The pill is approved for contraceptive use in 1960.