Working as a nurse, Sanger visited many working-class immigrant women in their homes; many of them underwent frequent childbirth, miscarriages and self-induced abortions. Availability of contraceptive information was limited, due to the Comstock Act, a federal anti-obscenity law which prohibited the mailing of information about contraception. Looking for information on contraception that would be of help to the women, Sanger visited public libraries in 1913she later claimed she was unable to find publications about contraception. Kennedy points out that some materials on birth control actually were available in New York libraries in 1913. See also: .
Working as a nurse, Sanger visited many working-class immigrant women in their homes; many of them underwent frequent childbirth, miscarriages and self-induced abortions Availability of contraceptiv.e information was limited, due to the Comstock Act, a federal anti-obscenity law which prohibited the mailing of information about contraception. Looking for information on contraception that would be of help to the women, Sanger visited public libraries in 1913she later claimed she was unable to find publications about contraception. Kennedy points out that some materials on birth control actually were available in New York libraries in 1913. See also: .