What is Birth Control? A Basic Definition

birth control \birth control\ n.
   the act or process of deliberately limiting the number of
   one's children born, especially by preventing conception.

   Note: Conception may be prevented by ingesting medicines,
         using barriers such as condoms or spermicides during
         copulation, or by ligating or removing the reproductive
         organs.

   Syn: birth prevention, family planning.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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Off-site Birth Control Links, User Submitted

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Sun Jul 20

• F.L.A.S.H. Lesson Plans: lesson plans on sex education for grades 4 - 12
• Implanon causing mood swings? - Mental Health - MedHelp: http://www.wdx cyber.com
• Planned Parenthood - Resources for Educators: A few good resources for any teacher, especially high school, from planned parenthood. This site has pod cast, teaching material and information that would help any teacher address a student who may come to them with an issue related to sex, pregnancy or

Sat Jul 19

• McCain Fumbles on Women's Rights | Tales from the Tracks
• My Domestic Church: Best of My Domestic Church: A look back at one of my more popular postings from last year Laine's Letter Part 2

Fri Jul 18

• Acne Vulgaris Treatment: Video: Chatto Skincare Unprecedented Breakthrough - Biloxi Sun Herald Video: Chatto Skincare Unprecedented Breakthrough Biloxi Sun Herald, USA - 10 hours ago To compliment the hugely successful Chatto Shea Butter Skincare Line, Cha
• Clinton vows to fight ''insulting'' abortion plan: By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bush administration plan to define several widely used contraception methods as abortion is a ''gratuitous, unnecessary insult'' to women and faces tough opposition, Sen. Hillary Clinton said on Friday. The...

Thu Jul 17

• epm.org A Short Condensation of Does The Birth Control Pill Cause Abortions?
• Arch Fam Med -- Postfertilizat ion Effects of Oral Contraceptives and Their Relationship to Informed Consent, February 2000, Larimore and Stanford 9 (2): 126
• Eternal Perspectives (Randy Alcorn's blog)
• Eternal Perspective Ministries - Randy Alcorn
• Insurance Covering Birth Control
• Bush administration tries to redefine conception

Wed Jul 16

• The Gavel " Blog Archive " Bush Administration Tries to Redefine Contraception as Abortion

Tue Jul 15

• Populate or perish: Pell - National - smh.com.au

Fri Jul 11

• Rep. Lois Capps: Things That Make You Go Hmmm - Politics on The Huffington Post

Wed Jul 9

• Health Blog : 'Pro-Life' Pharmacies Don't Stock Birth Control: A pharmacy opening in Virginia this summer won't sell condoms, birth control pills or emergency contraception, the Washington Post reports. The shop will be a so-called pro<sep />

Mon Jul 7

• Does the Bible permit birth control? :: Desiring God Christian Resource Library

Thu Jul 3

• http://www.not mypill.org/: FDA watch dog site that states saftey of drugs on market
• H.R. 1709 [109th]: Prevention First Act (GovTrack.us)

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