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Birth Control's Remarkable Story and Uncertain Future

Katherine Quimby

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Bloomsbury Academic
19 February 2026

Birth control, contraception, family planning; Women's health

There’s never been a more important time to care about birth control.

Birth control is the silent workhorse in our lives. It’s also something most of us take for granted. But in the face of attacks on reproductive health, we simply can’t afford for birth control to be a taboo topic any longer.

Protected explores questions such as, how has birth control changed over the years? Will there ever be a birth control pill for men? Why is birth control so politically controversial? Why are Black women more likely to prefer methods they can start and stop without a visit to the doctor? Are hormones in birth control safe? What impact will the overturn of Roe v. Wade have on the ability to get birth control? What does religion really say about it? Are there better methods out there, either right now or coming in the future?

On an individual level, birth control changes lives. It means finishing school before starting a family. It means managing pain to make daily activities bearable. The benefits accrued across the millions of individuals using birth control have added up to huge societal impacts. When societies have greater access to birth control, women obtain more education, get better jobs, and earn higher wages. Greater economic mobility for women contributes to a more gender equal society. Societies need birth control. We need birth control.

Protected tells the story of birth control, it’s past, present, and future, with the goal that after you read it, you will help spread the word about the essential role of birth control in empowering individuals and shaping society.

By: Katherine Quimby
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9798881804695
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 19 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

For more than a decade, Katherine Quimby has worked with reproductive health care agencies across the country at the federal, state, and local levels with the consistent mission of providing quality, person-centered reproductive health care. She has a Master of Public Health from Brown University. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two sons. This is her first book.

Reviews for Protected: Birth Control's Remarkable Story and Uncertain Future

Protected is a fascinating dive into the world of contraception and its hidden influence on our lives and society. More importantly, it's a call to action for all of us who care about reproductive health and justice. Through incisive prose and deft storytelling, Quimby's Protected compels us to get wise about birth control's past so we can effectively fight for its future. -- Ina Park, MD * Author, Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs * Protected tells the story of birth control in America, tracing how efforts to prevent pregnancy have been shaped by race, gender, and class. It is a compelling and necessary account of how reproductive care has been granted, denied, and politicized across American history. -- Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH * author of Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health * Birth control is many things. Glorified as the salvation for a planet overrun by rampant overpopulation. Demonized as immoral. Described as a boondoggle perpetrated on the bodies of innocent women. And called the most magnificent invention of all time --freeing humanity from the tyranny of reproduction. Thank you, Katie, for demystifying the many faces of modern contraception. -- Patty Cason, RN, MS, FNP-BC * Lead author, Contraceptive Technology *