In July 1968, the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae reaffirmed the ban on artificial contraception for Catholics. Utilising Dublin as a case study, this article explores how the Irish medical and social work community, their patients and the Catholic hierarchy responded to Humanae Vitae. Drawing on a range of medical and diocesan sources, as well as diverse material from the news media, this article illuminates the change in private behaviour that took place with regard to birth control between 1960 and 1972, and contrasts this behaviour with the public rhetoric and actions of many Catholics in positions of power. Furthermore, it highlights class inequality regarding access to and education on birth control; the health and welfare of working-class women often suffered greatly as a result of multiple births. It is demonstrated that while many exhibited a more liberal shift in their views on the issue of artificial birth control, this was not a straightforward change. A strong, patriarchal network of authority, made up of the Irish Catholic hierarchy and an obeisant section of the medical profession, sought to reaffirm control over Catholic women’s bodies in the wake of Humanae Vitae.

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“孩子太多？” 都柏林的计划生育和 Humanae Vitae，1960-72

1968 年 7 月，教皇通谕 Humanae Vitae 重申禁止天主教徒进行人工避孕。本文以都柏林为案例研究，探讨了爱尔兰医疗和社会工作社区、他们的患者和天主教等级制度如何回应 Humanae Vitae。本文借鉴了一系列医学和教区来源，以及来自新闻媒体的各种材料，阐明了 1960 年至 1972 年期间私人行为在节育方面发生的变化，并将这种行为与公众的言论和言论进行了对比。许多天主教徒在权力职位上的行为。此外，它还强调了在获得和接受节育教育方面的阶级不平等；工薪阶层妇女的健康和福利往往因多胞胎而受到严重影响。事实证明，虽然许多人在人工节育问题上表现出更自由的观点转变，但这并不是一个直接的变化。在 Humanae Vitae 之后，一个强大的、父权制的权威网络，由爱尔兰天主教的等级制度和医学界的顺从部分组成，试图重申对天主教妇女身体的控制。