
2.6 The contraceptive headache
Visible Women with Caroline Criado Perez
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Why Is Progress on Contraception Stuck?
About 65% of women age 15 to 49 are using contraceptives in the US. Of those that are sexually active, almost 99% will use one method at some point. But 40% of all pregnancies globally are unintended and around a half are aborted worldwide. So why has progress on contraception stalled for decades? Sarah Kenz Smith co-authored an article titled reboot contraceptive research.
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