Writing 2 Project

The Dark History of "The Pill"

Jayden Rounds- 2024

Mid 50's

Early 50's

Early 40's

Gregory Pincus begins a drug trial in Puerto Rico for an oral contraceptive with hidden intentions

Law's were put into place pertaining to human expiriments in order to protect participants

As many as 53 sterilization clinics are opened which perform countless hysterectomies without proper informed consent

“every proposal/project for medical research on human subjects must be approved by a competent body after independent examination of its scientific merit and review of its ethical acceptability.” (Negri, 2017, p. 8).

Gregory Pincus

Gregory Pincus began the drug trial with the belief that the people of Puerto Rico of lesser value and inteligence because of the poverty. He used the pill in attempts to decline the population as much as possible as a result of these beliefs.

Betrayed Trust

The women were led to believe that their best interest was in mind but this was far from the truth. Pincus started to think that the pill was not breaking down the population quick enough so he began recommeding unnecessary medical procedures.

Despite these malicious events, the people of Puerto Rico still continue to thrive and pass down their rich culture through generations.

Thank you for listening!

Citations

Blakemore, E. (2018). The first birth control pill used Puerto Rican women as Guinea Pigs. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/birth-control-pill-history-puerto-rico-enovid Manjeshwar, S. (2020). America’s forgotten history of forced sterilization - Berkeley ... https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2020/11/04/americas-forgotten-history-of-forced-sterilization/ Mass, B. (2017). Puerto rico: a case study of population control. Sage publications inc. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2633177