Hearings by the Senate about the birth control pill began in the 70's leading to numerous things such as the safety of the pill and doctor/patient relationships.it gained many attention of women who protested that they feel as if they have no control over their own body.
Alice Wolfson told assembled reporters at a press conference held by an orginization called D.C Womens Liberation, "'we will no longer tolerate intimidation by white-coated gods antiseptically directing our lives'". she had a pint of making it clear that they were no means opposed to the principal of the pill, but instead ambushed professions that allowed "'unsafe contraceptives'" to be "'foisted on uninformed women'".
Women back then just didn't participate in medical decisions. The standard of a good patient is one who didn't as questions . This was because doctor supposively knew best and had all the anwsers. However when it came to the birth control pill doctors really werent that knowledgable . the invested their information from pharmaceutical companies which downplayed the health risks. Medical journals however, published records of health risks in specialized hournals that doctors did not read.
The problem was that even when the doctors did know the potential risks considered it not necessary to tell female patients that the potential healthr isks that may come are strokes, heart attacks, and blood clots while on the pill. Two thirds of women that were surveyed were not informed by their doctors about these risks.
Alice Wolfson became furious that doctors were making what could have been life or death situations with out involving women in the decision. Many women refused to remain passive in their own health care. Motivated by the Pill hearings, the feminist health care movement moved into high gear and challenged the traditional model of paternalistic doctor/ patient relationships.
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