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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Just the Pill, a nonprofit health organization that helps patients obtain abortion pills, is hitting the road.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022
Janet plunged £55,000 into revamping the derelict gentleman's convenience in the Pill area of the city into the Phyllis Maud Performance Space, named after her aunt, who died aged 96 in 2017.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2022
This new version of the Pill Plus will only be available for a limited time.
From The Verge • Mar. 2, 2022
In University of Oregon professor Krystale Littlejohn's newly released book, "Just Get On the Pill," Littlejohn explores what she calls "the uneven burden of reproductive politics."
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2021
At the bottom of the shop are three elderly accountants, posting the vast financial transactions accruing from the Pill in three enormous ledgers.
From No Name by Collins, Wilkie
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