contraception

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The ecstasies of attraction are sublimated into their long conversations about Boethius and Hildegard von Bingen, or about the suddenly debatable issues of contraception and clerical celibacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In the 70-page document, there is no mention of contraception except once, where it’s mentioned within the context of “reducing overmedicalization in health care.”

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

The FDA approved the pill for contraception in 1960, although women had access to it for years through a regulatory workaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

So if people are turning away from hormonal contraception, what are they using instead?

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Since then we have been criticized for our choice of the term "Birth Control" to express the idea of modern scientific contraception.

From The Pivot of Civilization by Sanger, Margaret