Bishop James T. McHugh and the Origins of Sex Education in Catholic Schools

Bishop James T. McHugh and the Origins of Sex Education in Catholic Schools by Randy Engel INTRODUCTION - Birth-control pioneers Dr. Marie Stopes and Dr. Kurt Bendix, armed with pessaries and a varied assortment of chemical A TALE OF TWO MEETINGS substances... More

Bishop James T. McHugh and the Origins of Sex Education in Catholic Schools by Randy Engel INTRODUCTION - Birth-control pioneers Dr. Marie Stopes and Dr. Kurt Bendix, armed with pessaries and a varied assortment of chemical A TALE OF TWO MEETINGS substances and ointments, complain that few married women The date of our first meeting is 8 to 14 September 1929. The and even fewer unmarried women are taking advantage of place is Wigmore Hall, London. The great cosmic event is the their advice and their wares. The repeal of anti-abortion Congress of the World League for Sexual Reform (WLSR) laws is among the top resolutions of this London Congress. led by the gurus of sexology -- Havelock Ellis, Mangus The conference's final resolution states that abortion should Hirschfeld, and August Ford. The conference boasts a star- be allowed for medical, economic and eugenic reasons and studded cast of international players giving no less than 101 that "No child to be born without the wish of the pa Less