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The Politics of Birth Control

Pop Quiz: Match the country with its government\’s birth control news: 1) In Country A, the president pledges to provide birth control to poor couples who want it. 2) In Country B, the legislature hedges on making any commitments to providing low-cost birth control to women who want it, in the face of loud opposition from Catholic Bishops. Ok, from the set-up of the question, you might already have guessed that Country B is the U.S. (come on, President Obama making pledges about birth control?  Sounds like something Candidate Obama might have said…)  The surprising part is that Country A is...

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