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# Contraception

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'It's insulting to suggest that people get an abortion on a whim'
To say that people will use it as a contraceptive is to imply that you don’t trust people in general and that they should be punished for mistakes.
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Apr 27th 2018, 8:00 PM
'Completely flawed': Doctors and pharmacists divided over plans for free contraception
Doctors say they’re best placed to prescribe contraception, but pharmacists say they can play a key role.
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Apr 12th 2018, 7:28 AM
Government plans to reduce the cost of the morning-after pill or make it free for all women
The minister plans to expand access to barrier contraception.
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Mar 27th 2018, 8:06 PM
Poll: Should contraception be made free for all Irish people?
It has emerged that proposals are being drawn up to consider the ‘nature and scope’ of free contraception for Irish citizens.
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Mar 10th 2018, 8:00 PM
Government considering the roll-out of free contraception
Minister Harris said work to consider the costs and other implications is continuing within his department.
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Mar 9th 2018, 1:12 PM
Poll: Should free contraception be introduced in Ireland and, if so, for whom?
The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) says there is a ‘compelling rationale’ for the introduction of free birth control for women.
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Feb 2nd 2018, 9:50 AM
'Liberal' barrister fought game changer case that overturned the ban on importing contraceptives
Former Supreme Court justice Donal Barrington died this week at the age of 89.
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Jan 6th 2018, 10:00 AM
Better sex education and conversations with parents: Why the teen pregnancy rate keeps falling
The number of teenage pregnancies in Ireland has fallen by 64% in 15 years.
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Dec 29th 2017, 11:00 PM
India bans condom advertisements from prime time television
An order issued Monday cited broadcasting regulations that prohibit vulgar or suggestive themes.
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Dec 17th 2017, 9:45 AM
'Contempt for women reaches a new low': Trump administration rolls back free birth control access
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in response to the announcement.
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Oct 7th 2017, 12:15 PM
Boots apologises after it's accused of moralising to women about the morning-after pill
The pharmacy chain has been criticised over the price of its emergency contraceptive pill.
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Jul 22nd 2017, 1:30 PM
'There was nothing gained from punishing women who couldn't afford the morning after pill'
Up until 2011, anyone who needed emergency contraception had to attend a doctor in order to get a prescription.
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May 8th 2017, 7:00 AM
'Umbrella shafts, bamboo and bicycle spokes': The illegal abortions killing Myanmar's women
Contraception is available in the country, but few women know how to use it and many young people are too ashamed to buy it.
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May 7th 2017, 8:00 AM
Women everywhere are rolling their eyes at this deeply dumb stat about men and the pill
Turns out 52% of men need a refresher course in sex ed.
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Mar 24th 2017, 2:58 PM
'A punishment from God's own hand' - the Irish got Biblical in their objections to 1985's contraception law
The 1985 Family Planning Act saw contraceptives made legal for over-18s without a prescription from selected outlets for the first time.
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Dec 30th 2016, 6:45 AM
Poll: Do you think the 'male pill' will take off?
The 96% effectiveness rate is similar to that achieved by the female combined pill.
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Oct 28th 2016, 9:52 AM
The 'male pill' could be coming, it's in jab form and it works
Side-effects could delay it actually happening though.
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Oct 28th 2016, 9:01 AM
Sitdown Sunday: Meet the rising star of Germany's Far Right
Grab a comfy chair and sit back with some of the week’s best longreads.
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Oct 2nd 2016, 9:00 AM
Ethiopia was given 69 million condoms... but might have to throw them all out
The condoms, worth millions, failed basic tests.
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Jun 23rd 2016, 3:19 PM
'I had sex with 40 women... I never did use condoms': Call for increased sex-ed in care homes
A series of reports produced by Tusla and the HSE has found a need for a boost in sex education.
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Mar 10th 2016, 4:52 PM
'Johnny's got you covered' - The next Jon Walters flag for Euro 2016 is here
The countdown to France is underway.
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Jan 26th 2016, 9:41 AM
This tech journalist started an internet firestorm because she wants to be sterilised at 29
Holly Brockwell says she doesn’t want to have children and has problems with other forms of contraception.
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Nov 24th 2015, 9:29 PM
Irish lads demonstrate that they have absolutely no idea how female contraceptives work
“It’s weird that we have all these different versions of female birth control, and you never really talk about them or see them”.
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Oct 24th 2015, 4:00 PM
'By getting on that train a group of brave women made the Catholic Church and the Irish state look ridiculous'
Playwright Arthur Riordan explains how two men go about writing a musical about feminism.
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Oct 9th 2015, 8:00 AM
New tribute to the 1971 contraceptive train which changed Ireland's sexual landscape forever
A musical has been written about the movement.
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Sep 19th 2015, 9:30 PM
Contraception pill reduces risk of developing womb cancer
About 300 women in Ireland are diagnosed with womb cancer each year.
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Aug 5th 2015, 11:30 AM
These guys are crowdfunding the answer to the male contraceptive pill
Does this mean we’ve reached peak crowdfunding?
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Jul 28th 2015, 6:05 AM
12 things women want men to know about sex
Don’t pat us on the head when we’re *down there*, for a start.
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Jul 5th 2015, 8:15 PM
Irish women can now buy the most effective morning-after pill without a prescription
EllaOne can be taken up to five days after unprotected sex.
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May 1st 2015, 6:04 AM
Poll: Should women with medical cards be able to get the morning after pill free without a GP visit?
Pharmacists think they should…
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Apr 25th 2015, 8:20 PM
Pharmacists want women with medical cards to have easier access to the morning after pill
They want medical card holders to be able to get the pill over the counter without having to go to a doctor first.
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Apr 25th 2015, 3:28 PM
Women using birth control shot have increased risk of contracting HIV
Other forms of contraception, such as the pill, do not appear to increase this risk.
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Jan 9th 2015, 7:00 AM
Woman uses potato as contraceptive, grows roots in her vagina
Happy National Potato Day!
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Oct 3rd 2014, 3:39 PM
Poverty, violence and myths about condoms: What's spreading HIV?
In South Africa, more than 6 million of the country’s 52 million population are HIV positive.
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Sep 28th 2014, 8:45 AM
US companies who object to contraception on religious grounds won't have to pay for it
The Supreme Court has decided on a long-running dispute about whether companies can opt out of certain aspects of employee health insurance.
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Jul 1st 2014, 10:31 AM
This condom is tougher, more sensitive and funded by Bill Gates
The University of Wollongong could receive $1 million from the Microsoft billionaire for their design.
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Jun 7th 2014, 5:30 PM
Teens told by Pure in Heart that condoms fail one in six times
And in separate claims, students who attended a retreat in Knock also said they were told by speakers that they would lose certain hormones the more often they had sex.
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Mar 10th 2014, 10:55 PM
These 11 designs could be the condoms of the future
Bill Gates asked for it and these designers delivered.
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Feb 22nd 2014, 4:00 PM
One third of Irish women don't use contraception
While nine per cent say they use natural methods.
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Feb 17th 2014, 2:45 PM
Horny Irish students to be dazzled by world's only sexual health magician
As part of the union’s safe sex campaign, students will also be dazzled by the world’s only sexual health magician and can attend workshops by ‘Dr Sex’.
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Feb 10th 2014, 6:30 AM
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