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Topic: Contraceptives

Anti-abortion politicians created this policy because they believe almost all contraceptives cause abortions; scientists say that's simply not how they work. The policy is set to affect foreign aid that could save thousands. (Peter Dazeley / Getty Images)

Burning birth control over aid policy

CK Smith
Charlie Kirk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA already pushing birth control bans

Amanda Marcotte
Ted Cruz, Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The GOP is gaslighting the media on Roe

Heather Digby Parton
(Nicole Young)

Symbolic use of barrier contraceptives

Donna J. Drucker - MIT Press Reader
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Activists with Planned Parenthood demonstrate in support of a pregnant 17-year-old being held in a Texas facility for unaccompanied immigrant children to obtain an abortion, outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

Planned Parenthood sues government

Jane Kay
(Getty/crankyT)

Promising male birth control

Gunda Georg, Jon Hawkinson, Shameem Syeda - The Conversation
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Pregnancy bullies

Mélanie Berliet - Thought Catalog
(Getty/Pete Marovich)

Support shams

Eesha Pandit
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Carcinogenic condoms

Tracy Clark-Flory
(AP/Rick Bowmer/Jae C. Hong)

GOP's losing sexist strategy

Simon Maloy
(AP/Charlie Neibergall)

Santorum's bogus reinvention

Simon Maloy
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Santorum on free contraceptive

Elias Isquith
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(AP/Keith Srakocic)

Huckabee's sex drive expertise

Brian Beutler

Katie McDonough
Rep. Steve King (Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore)

Natasha Lennard
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