English

A satirical Victorian era postcard, where a woman swats away the stork which has brought her her child.

Noun

birth control ‎(uncountable)

1. Voluntary control of the number of children conceived, especially by the planned use of contraception.
2. Any technique used to prevent the birth of a child (such as abortion or preventing conception).

Synonyms

• oligogenics

Derived terms

• birth control pill
• BC (US Navy standard issue eyeglass frames euphemistically referred to as "BC" or "birth control" due to their unattractiveness)

Translations

See also

• family limitation
• family planning
• the pill
• prophylactic
• voluntary motherhood

References

1. ↑ PBS, The Pill, "Timeline: The Pill", American Experience (accessed 2014-10-30)