Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-10-29 | Page 3 | Law Providing for Government Birth Control Proposed

fLaw Law Providing for Government Birth Control Proposed Vera Cruz Works on Statute Designed ed to to Aid Proletariat Proletariat Proletariat Pro Pro- and Benefit Race VERA CRUZ Mexico Oct 29 P JP- JP Dr Salvador Mendoza Mendora one of the drafters of ot the new civil code announced an an- today that state authorities had decided to draw up a law to establish es a system of birth control In Vera Cruz Dr Mendoza an attorn attorney e said the various provisions of ot the law and penalties pen for violation had not been settled set set- tIed upon as yet but that a state birth control office would be provided to carry out the plan As now sketched the attorney said the law would require parents wishing wishing wish wish- ing to have children to appear before the board An inquiry would be made as to the size of family ability to provide and educate and condition condition condition condi condi- tion of the health of parents The measure would prohibit children chil dren to extremely poor incompetent or defective parents Dr Mendoza explained he was preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring the birth control law of the code with the Idea of ot benefiting the proletariat and bettering the race The state government planned Dr Mendoza said to appoint a committee of obstetricians to discuss s with Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- garet Sanger the birth control advocate Q ad cate how best the code could be applied Pap ap ap applied plied to better the race a aroid oid birth of defectives and prevent large families fam fain where parents were unable to maintain them