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People in the Headlines
From
London, it is with great sadness that the demise of Jean Medawar,
a family planning pioneer was announced. The former chair of the
Family Planning Association (FPA) of the United Kingdom, died on
3 may 2005, aged 92. Ms. Medawar was a crucial link between the
work of the early pioneers of contraception in the 1930s, such as
Lady Denman and Margaret Pyke and modern times, when empowering
women to control their fertility is largely taken for granted. Among
others, Ms. Medawar had a passionate concern for the availability
of contraception and its crucial relevance for population stabilization,
environmental conservation and sustainable development worldwide.
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