Birth control

• Twenty-seven-year-old Julie Vonder Haar of St. Louis describes herself as a smart and responsible person, but like many women, she found it difficult to remember taking her birth control while juggling four jobs. That was until she discovered the IUD.
(ABC News)
• The pill is the reversible option most commonly used by women who practice contraception, but it is not the most effective.
(Huffington Post)
• Researchers say this is the first large study to compare the failure rate or number of unplanned pregnancies between users of IUDs or implants and short-term contraceptives, including birth control pills, patches, vaginal rings, and birth control shots.
(WebMD)
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(CNN)
• A new study confirms that long-acting forms of contraception such as intrauterine devices and implants are better than birth control pills and patches at preventing pregnancies, giving doctors new ammunition to recommend these methods.
(Wall Street Journal)
• After the active ingredient in most birth control pills has done its duty preventing pregnancy, it begins a second life as a pollutant that can harm wildlife in waterways.
(LiveScience.com)
• SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI — On Monday, The Michigan Catholic Conference was among several Catholic organizations that filed a lawsuit opposing a federal government mandate requiring employers to include birth control in their health care plans.
(MLive.com)