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Trials and Tribulations: The Controversy over the Birth Control Pill


Since it’s development in the early 1960’s there has been constant debate over the use of birth control pills. Birth Control Pills use synthetic hormones, estrogen and progesterone, to prevent ovulation and trick a women’s body into thinking that she is already pregnant.
(http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blthepill.htm)

An individual’s position on birth control pills can be influenced by many factors including cultural background, religious beliefs, and political positions.
Each person makes their own decision, and is often passionate on their position feeling that their position is the only right one.

Cultural stances on the birth control issue vary greatly among the many peoples of the world. For example the Navajo Indians are very open-minded and do not condone modern methods of contraception. On the other hand many native Africans mistrust contraception and view it as a way that the......

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