birth control

Noun

Meaning

limiting the number of children born

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

family planning birth prevention IUD armour protection safety rubber armor shield abortion diaphragm pill abstinence sponge infertility
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Antonyms

artificial insemination assisted reproductive technology embryo transfer in vitro fertilization assisted reproductive technologies artificial reproduction
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Hypernyms

planning

Hyponyms

withdrawal contraception natural family planning onanism coitus interruptus pulling out

Examples

Also during the 2014 campaign, Baker took heat for his comments on the Supreme Court’s decision regarding Hobby Lobby, which found that employers can avoid the birth control coverage mandate for religious reasons. Source: Internet

According to the CDC, alcohol consumption by women of child-bearing age who are not using birth control increases the risk of fetal alcohol syndrome. Source: Internet

Although family planning and birth control was introduced in the 1960s, the lowered birth rate was more than offset by increased migration from the provinces as economic expansion accelerated. Source: Internet

As a result, we can no longer depend upon the pragmatic, thoughtful approach of our country’s courts to be a backstop for political attacks on birth control, LGBTQ rights or abortion. Source: Internet

An initial appeal was rejected, but in a subsequent court proceeding in 1918, the birth control movement won a victory when Judge Frederick E. Crane of the New York Court of Appeals issued a ruling which allowed doctors to prescribe contraception. Source: Internet

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just sided with the Trump administration, ruling your employer or university can deny you birth control coverage based on a religious or moral objection. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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