The Dalkon Shield Scandal <Tab/>The Dalkon Shield was a highly controversial Intrauterine Device (IUD) available in the early 1970's. IUD's have been used historically, but the first modern device, a Polish model, did not appear until 1909 (Perry 9). The devices were not available for American use until the 1960's. They were made of plastic with a multi-purposed tail attached. The tail assured the wearer than the device was in place as …showed first 75 words of 1687 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1687 total…Mintz, Morton. At Any Cost: Corporate Greed, Women and the Dalkon Shield. New York: Pantheon Books, 1985. Perry, Susan and Jim Dawson. Nightmare: Women and the Dalkon Shield. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company 1985. Wikipedia Encyclopedia. Dalkon Shield. Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/Dalkon_Shield, 2005. University of Virginia Libraries. Dalkon Shield Press Release. Library of the Law, http://www.law.virginia.edu/lawweb/lawweb2.nsf/0/b4665ba4d2aa652d85256ae900547f98?OpenDocument, 2005.