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contraception

[kon-truh-sep-shuhn] / ˌkɒn trəˈsɛp ʃən /


NOUN
family planning
Synonyms


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They plan to shorten waits for gynaecology care, have fewer painful procedures without informed consent or pain relief choices, and provide easier access to contraception.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

The reader is routinely encouraged to avoid hormonal contraception in favor of tracking fertility.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

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

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

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




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