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The American Medical Association drops its opposition to birth control.

Date: 1937

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The American Medical Association (AMA) drops its opposition to birth control after federal courts begin to challenge the Comstock laws pertaining to contraception.

Contraception begins to be seen as a legitimate medical service and becomes integrated into the curriculum of standard medical schools. Despite this broader shift, social tension over contraception continues to shape its availability.