His decision overturned an important provision of the anti-contraception laws that prohibited physicians from obtaining contraceptives.Rose, Melody, "Abortion: A Documentary and Reference Guide", ABC-CLIO, 2008, p. 29.Tone, p. 178: Tone calls the ruling a "coup d'etat" for Sanger.</ref> This court victory motivated the American Medical Association in 1937 to finally adopt contraception as a normal medical service and a core component of medical school curricula.