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Hekate

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3. Thanks for the reminder. I remember following the back and forth over the Pill in Time magazine

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Thu May 9, 2024, 07:52 PM

May 2024

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…of all things. I was very young indeed and still framed my future sexuality as “when I am married,” but my observation of Mom’s pregnancies made me very much want to plan my own family more effectively. The Pill looked like a solid option to me.

ETA: Had to step away for awhile, but wanted to add that when I got engaged in college, I made sure I went on the Pill, and stayed on it after marriage until we decided it was time to try for a family.

What an immediate life-changing option it was for millions of women.

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On This Day: FDA approves "the pill", providing greater reproductive freedom to American women - May 9, 1960 [View all] jgo May 2024 OP

Happy Free the Pill Day! Now let's get out the vote up and down the ballot everywhere. Timeflyer May 2024 #1

Thank you for the reminder, as the WOMAN-HATING GESTATIONAL niyad May 2024 #2

Thanks for the reminder. I remember following the back and forth over the Pill in Time magazine Hekate May 2024 #3