ale doctors and social workers, the Birth Control Clinical Research Bureau served as a model for the establishment of other clinics, and became a center for the collection of critical data on the effectiveness of contraceptives. (Katz, 2) In the 1930s, Sanger lobbied unsuccessfully for the repeal of the Comstock Laws. She did this through the National Committee for Federal Legislation on Birth Control, and won a judicial decision that absolved physicians from the Comstock Law restrictions on publication of contraceptive information. In 1929 Sanger formed the National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control to lobby for birth control legislation that granted physicians the right to legally disseminate contraceptives. (Katz, 3) Although Sanger was semi-retired in the 1940s, she continued her work with her birth control clinic and aided in the formation of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. After World War II, she returned to active work and was contributory in helping to found the International Planned Parenthood Federation. She served as its president from 1952-1959. She helped found the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in 1952 and served as its first president until 1959. (Katz, 3) Just before Margaret died in 1966, the Supreme Courts ruling made birth control legal for married couples, a dream come true for Sanger. The 1965 Supreme Court decision, Grivswold vs. Connecticut made birth control legal for married couples. Only a few months later, on September 6, 1966, Margaret Sanger, the founder of the birth control movement died in a nursing home a the age of 87. (Katz, 4)Margaret Sanger was a very brave and independent woman. It was through her leadership that women have the right to express their sexuality more freely. Sanger felt that every person had a right to control his or her own life, and therefore found a way to make this more possible for women. The birth control movement itself, which c...
