John Rock
John Charles Rock (born March 24, 1890 in Marlborough , Massachusetts , † December 4, 1984 ) was an American gynecologist .
Life
Rock studied medicine at Harvard University . Rock was a pioneer in cryopreservation and in vitro fertilization research . From 1952 Rock was involved in the clinical tests of the birth control pill developed by Gregory Pincus in Massachusetts. In 1955 the success of the Enovid contraceptive pill clinical trials was announced. Enovid was approved in the US market in 1957. As a Catholic, he advocated the birth control pill and advocated a change in Catholic attitudes in this area; but despite his efforts, his television appearances and radio interviews, the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae appeared in 1968 , which banned the birth control pill. Rock was married and had five children.
membership
In 1948, Rock was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Literature (selection)
- The Time Has Come: A Catholic Doctor's Proposals to End the Battle over Birth Control
- Jonathan Eig: The Birth of the Pill: How Four Pioneers Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution . New York: Norton, 2014
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The New Yorker: John Rock's Error, 2000 ( memento of the original from August 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Members of the American Academy. Listed by election year, 1900-1949 ( PDF ). Retrieved October 11, 2015
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rock, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rock, John Charles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American gynecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marlborough, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1984 |