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pill & abortion; STDs
Hefner's "playboy philosophy" was merely a retread of [[Hedonism]], an entirely self-centered pleasure-based life (see also [[Utilitarianism]]).{{fact}}
Hefner's "playboy philosophy" was merely a retread of [[Hedonism]], an entirely self-centered pleasure-based life (see also [[Utilitarianism]]).{{fact}}
The sexual revolution gained great traction in the 1960's with the invention of the [[birth control pill]], and in the 1970's with the legalization of [[abortion]], as these helped separate sexual activity from the consequence of pregnancy.
Problems with [[sexually transmitted disease]]s, notably herpes and the [[AIDS epidemic]], served to dampen these activities, by creating an obvious drawback to [[promiscuity]].