Margaret Sanger opened the very first birth control clinic in the United States, in October [[1916]] in [[Brooklyn]], New York. As [[contraception]] was then illegal in the United States, it was shortly raided by the police, and Sanger was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment.
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Margaret Sanger illegally opened the very first birth control clinic in the United States, in October [[1916]] in [[Brooklyn]], New York. It was raided by the police, and shut down. Sanger was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for her criminal activity.