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Dec 2021
37m 48s

The truth about the pill

KATY BELLOTTE
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Let's all take a moment to thank Margaret Sanger and all those who advocated for women's reproductive rights. In this episode of Thick & Thin, we travel back to the 1900s' to learn the history of a popular birth control method, otherwise known as — the pill.   // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://www.healthline.com/health/birt ... Show More
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