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jan 31, 2008 - Birth Control Pill

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the first commercially produced birth control pill in the world, allowing women to control when and if they have children. Margaret Sanger initially commissioned “the pill” with funding from heiress Katherine McCormick.

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jan 31, 2008
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~ 18 years ago