كان علم تحديد النسل قد أصبح ذائع الصيت بالولايات المتحدة وأوربا قبل ظهور حركة تحديد النسل، كما كانت موضوعات هذا العلم تُناقش على نطاق واسع في المقالات، والمحاضرات، والأفلام.Lynn, Richard, (2001), "Eugenics: A Reassessment", Praeger, p. 18.For a detailed discussion of Sanger and Eugenics, see: Ordover, Nancy (2003), "American eugenics: race, queer anatomy, and the science of nationalism", University of Minnesota Press, pp.
===Eugenics and race===Before the advent of the birth control movement, eugenics had become very popular in Europe and the U.S., and the subject was widely discussed in articles, movies, and lectures.Lynn, Richard, (2001), "Eugenics: A Reassessment", Praeger, p. 18.For a detailed discussion of Sanger and Eugenics, see: Ordover, Nancy (2003), "American eugenics: race, queer anatomy, and the science of nationalism", University of Minnesota Press, pp.