Fighting for the pill in Japan
Why it took until 1999 for Japanese women to be allowed to take the contraceptive pill.
The History Hour · BBC World Service
May 16, 202050m 3s
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Show Notes
Why Japanese women had to wait until 1999 to be allowed to take the pill, the Dutch 'Prince of scandal', plus the flatulent fish that prompted a Cold War scare, the first helpline for children and the joy of being liberated from Nazi occupation on The Channel Islands.
(Photo: A collection of contraceptive pills. Getty Images)