Episode Two: Darlene Johnson's Case

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.