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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Pearce, from the Pill area of the city, was born into a true boxing family.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2022
Paul area, Duluth and Rochester, though Planned Parenthood has been providing an increasing number of telemedicine medication abortions to women with Minnesota addresses, as has another provider, Just the Pill.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
A more refined version of the original Beats Pill speaker, the Pill Plus was an Apple-ified version of the original product, with sleeker monochromatic color options and the addition of a Lightning port for charging.
From The Verge ● Jan. 10, 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
Pshaw! the Pill isn’t much of a boat.
From A Scout of To-day by Hornibrook, Isabel
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