Since the advent of birth control more than 50 years ago, women have repeatedly been told that the drugs and devices being offered to help them avoid pregnancy are “safe and effective.” We’re told that the “small percentage” of women who experience adverse reactions is so minimal the risks simply don’t outweigh the benefits.
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Trendy New Pill is Killing Women
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A lawsuit filed by a Cincinnati lawyer this past summer claims that 50 women have died after they began taking a trendy new birth control pill known as Yasmin or Yaz.