Joseph S. Belaval | |
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Born | 1879 |
Died | 1953 (aged 73–74) |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Known for | Influential advocate for birth control and sterilization programs for impoverished women in Puerto Rico |
Medical career | |
Field | Obstetrics |
Institutions | Board of Health of Puerto Rico |
Joseph "Jose" S. Belaval (1879–1953) was a Puerto Rican obstetrician, who was an influential advocate for birth control and sterilization programs for impoverished women in Puerto Rico. [1] Belaval served on the Board of Health of Puerto Rico from 1917 to 1938, becoming the board president in 1920. [2] In 1934, Belaval was appointed director of the first birth control clinic in Puerto Rico. [3] [4] [5]
He was appointed to the Board of Health [6] following his published writings advocating birth control in the early 1900s. [7] [8] Belaval's writings were considered controversial because they were aimed at limiting the poor population in Puerto Rico, and because Puerto Rico's predominantly Catholic population opposed any type of birth control. [7] [9] [10] [11]
A not-for-profit community hospital in Santurce, Puerto Rico bears his name. [12]
His son, Edgar Belaval, was Attorney General of Puerto Rico.
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Joseph S. Belaval | |
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Born | 1879 |
Died | 1953 (aged 73–74) |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Known for | Influential advocate for birth control and sterilization programs for impoverished women in Puerto Rico |
Medical career | |
Field | Obstetrics |
Institutions | Board of Health of Puerto Rico |
Joseph "Jose" S. Belaval (1879–1953) was a Puerto Rican obstetrician, who was an influential advocate for birth control and sterilization programs for impoverished women in Puerto Rico. [1] Belaval served on the Board of Health of Puerto Rico from 1917 to 1938, becoming the board president in 1920. [2] In 1934, Belaval was appointed director of the first birth control clinic in Puerto Rico. [3] [4] [5]
He was appointed to the Board of Health [6] following his published writings advocating birth control in the early 1900s. [7] [8] Belaval's writings were considered controversial because they were aimed at limiting the poor population in Puerto Rico, and because Puerto Rico's predominantly Catholic population opposed any type of birth control. [7] [9] [10] [11]
A not-for-profit community hospital in Santurce, Puerto Rico bears his name. [12]
His son, Edgar Belaval, was Attorney General of Puerto Rico.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)