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The man who invented the Pill

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The Mother of the Pill

Pills contain artificial version of the female hormon projestigen, karl's discovery from the yams. Taken every day, it prevents obulation and therefore pregnancy. The pill sparked a sexual revolution around the world. Women were free to have sex without risk of reproduction. But not everyone agree with this: Church spokesperson patricia hardcastle said intercourse should be always open onew life. Despite objections like those, more than a hundred million women around the world now take pills.

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