the Pill
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The Pill was introduced in the 1950s, and its possible side effects are still being investigated. It nonetheless offered an ease of use and reliability of result that no other method of contraception had ever before supplied. In this way, it contributed greatly to the sexual revolution.
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They couldn’t have imagined the difficulties ahead, with Max setting up a restaurant on Alexandra Road in the Pill area of the city and the couple welcoming two sons in 1911 and 1913.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024
Carmela Zuniga and Katherine Key are Associate Research Scientists at Ibis Reproductive Health, which operates Free the Pill, a campaign to educate and engage in support of over-the-counter birth control pills in the United State.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2023
Just the Pill, a nonprofit health organization that helps patients obtain abortion pills, is hitting the road.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
Originally released in 2015, the Pill Plus was the first speaker released under the Beats brand since the music company was purchased by Apple for $3 billion back in 2014.
From The Verge ● Jan. 10, 2022
Starrie Chase caught his breath with such a wild gasp that he rocked the Pill as if a gust had struck it.
From A Scout of To-day by Hornibrook, Isabel
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