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birth control

[ burth kuhn-trohl ]

noun

  1. regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception: Compare family planning ( def 1 ).

    She campaigned and went to prison for the right of women to practice birth control.

  2. a drug, technique, or device used to deliberately control or prevent conception (often used attributively):

    Diaphragms were a common form of birth control long before the invention of contraceptive pills.

    Vasectomies are growing in frequency as a birth control method in many countries.



birth control

noun

  1. limitation of child-bearing by means of contraception See also family planning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

birth control

  1. Planned interference with conception in order to control the number of offspring born. Birth control techniques include drugs containing hormones, the diaphragm, and the intrauterine device.

birth control

  1. The practice of preventing conception to limit the number of births. ( See contraception , family planning , population control , and Margaret Sanger .)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of birth control1

First recorded in 1905–10; popularized in 1914 by Margaret Sanger ( def )
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"I think an outstanding question is how this will all overlap with efforts to restrict birth control and contraception, and how this will affect debates around spending like on childcare funding."

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After trying birth control pills, which she said made her nauseous, she sought a more permanent solution.

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Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood faces further defunding, cutting off access to birth control, cancer screenings, and STI treatment.

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Flushing the DOJ of good lawyers, so that they can be replaced with far-right hacks who hate birth control and queer people, is a first step to making this theocratic vision a reality.

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A woman identified as Jane Doe #3 in the complaint said she went to Lee for birth control that is injected every three months.

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