The Pill is a bit like Communism. So many are fond of saying that Communism looks great on paper; it just doesn’t work in practice. (I don’t think it looks all that great on paper, but I digress. The point still stands that many people think it does look good on paper, whilst understanding that in this thing we call real life, it was a catastrophic failure.)
The idea of a foolproof means to prevent pregnancy may have looked like a good idea on paper, but in practice, it is very bad indeed. See here for a universal opposition to the Pill from PWPL’s first and only colloquium. Well worth reading, since there was no discussion prior to tossing the theme out and here you have it: Six strong, smart women all universally panning the Pill.
No need to be religious or pro-life to agree here, by the way, plenty of secular (more naturalistic) types of agencies are discovering the Pill ain’t great, too.
The Pill over the counter, which CTV is reporting on today, is an even worse idea. I wrote about that here in 2010, and I have nothing further to add to this today, except to sigh. Sigh.
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SUZANNE says
November 21, 2012 at 12:41 pmYeah the Pill is so great all the contraception advocates are pushing for IUD’s now. That’s how great it is.