The Historical Importance Of Contraception

This post (via Brad DeLong) offers an explanation for the resistance that many have against birth control. Sara Robinson believes that contraception has released women from the control of men who view women as their property which exists to provide them with children whose parentage cannot be disputed. She also claims that contraception, along with the integrated circuit and the landing of man on the moon are the events that historians will attribute to our age 500 years from now. I'm not sure about what people will consider important 500 years in the future, but the resistance to contraception by many religions, which place men above women, speaks louder than words. Moreover, it is influencing demographics in ways that already have a profound affect on society and the economy.