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The group had successfully advocated the previous year for the student health center to provide emergency contraceptives, also through a campus referendum, and wanted to push for more.

From Salon

Few had previously been aware of the contraceptive campaign, and the reports prompted shock and anger.

From BBC

“In particular, restricting Members’ ability to provide healthcare services threatens an increase in unintended pregnancies and attendant complications because of reduced access to effective contraceptives and an increase in undiagnosed and untreated STIs.”

From Salon

A stockpile of nearly $9.7 million in U.S.-funded contraceptives is set to be destroyed in Europe, following a policy shift that blocked their distribution to international aid organizations.

From Salon

The CD album artwork shows an X-ray of a pelvis, believed to be the singer's, with a contraceptive "coil" visible in the image.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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