The History Hour - Fighting for the pill in Japan

Fighting for the pill in Japan

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Why Japanese women had to wait until 1999 to be allowed to take the pill, the Dutch 'Prince of scandal', plus the flatulent fish that prompted a Cold War scare, the first helpline for children and the joy of being liberated from Nazi occupation on The Channel Islands.

(Photo: A collection of contraceptive pills. Getty Images)

Published on Saturday, 16th May 2020.

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