Why do you think Margaret Sanger felt that birth control was important?

Answer 1

Sanger was the first one who helped black women in poor neighborhood taking control over their fertility and therefor also over their poverty and faith. Now they could choose how many children they could have and not have more than they could afford. That meant more black children going to school and less children, and women from child birth, dying. They could choose between birth control or sterilization. Sanger was against abortion and was driven by all the women she saw dying from illegal and unsafe abortions. She was also apart of the team coming up with the first Birth Control pill.

Answer 2

Sanger felt that in order for women to have a more "equal footing" in society and to have physically and mentally healthy lives, they needed to be able to decide when a pregnancy would be most convenient for themselves. In addition, access to birth control would also fulfill a critical psychological need by allowing women to be able to fully enjoy sexual relations without being burdened by the fear of pregnancy