One month after Norplant’s FDA approval, in January 1991, Howard Broadman, a California county judge ordered Darlene Johnson, a twenty-eight-year-old African American pregnant mother of four, to have Norplant inserted into her arm for three years as part of her probation.​ This episode examines Johnson's case and the complicated national debate it generated. 
 
Thank you to Frank Licata for lending his voiceover skills to this episode.

One month after Norplant’s FDA approval, in January 1991, Howard Broadman, a California county judge ordered Darlene Johnson, a twenty-eight-year-old African American pregnant mother of four, to have Norplant inserted into her arm for three years as part of her probation.​ This episode examines Johnson's case and the complicated national debate it generated. Thank you to Frank Licata for lending his voiceover skills to this episode.

One month after Norplant’s FDA approval, in January 1991, Howard Broadman, a California county judge ordered Darlene Johnson, a twenty-eight-year-old African American pregnant mother of four, to have Norplant inserted into her arm for three years as part of her probation.​ This episode examines Johnson's case and the complicated national debate it generated.&nbsp;
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Thank you to Frank Licata for lending his voiceover skills to this episode.&nbsp;

Episode Two: Darlene Johnson's Case

Norplant was the first subdermal implantable contraceptive device. It consisted of six silicone rubber rods filled with a hormone. When it was inserted under the skin of a woman's arm, Norplant prevented pregnancies for up to five years. This podcast examines Norplant’s history, and more specifically the way governmental institutions used the contraceptive device to control certain populations of women’s bodies.

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