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Vending Machines for Contraception?

Shippensburg University, a private liberal arts college in Pennsylvania with 8000 students, has been offering emergency contraception in its on-campus vending machines for the last few years.  The medication is available along side condoms and pregnancy tests for $25 in the student health center. In a study of 10,000 college students, more than 77 percent [...]

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The Truths and Myths about Birth Control Pills

“The Pill” has been one of the greatest innovations in women’s health.  Developed in the 1960’s, oral contraceptives, also known as birth control pills, have given new freedom to women in family planning.  Today, about 12 million women in the US, and over 100 million women worldwide, are on the pill. Birth control pills contain [...]

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Seven Billionth Baby Born: Some Thoughts About Contraception

On Saturday October 30th, reports came out that the world’s seven billionth baby was born in the Phillippines. Chosen by the United Nations to be one of several children around the world to symbolically represent the global population milestone, Danica May Camacho was born a healthy 5.5lb baby, the second child for Camille Dalura and [...]

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