When England taxed bachelors to address its declining birth rate

Anywhere from 13% to 27% of English people born between 1575 and 1700 never married.

Amy Froide, The Conversation

· Aug 15, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Beyond condoms: The Indian scientists who have been pushing for a new way to look at contraception

GP Talwar, 92, and Sujoy Guha, 77, have spent decades developing methods with Indian users in mind, but their work could help people around the world.

Hannah Harris Green

· Oct 17, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Why is the burden of sterilisation on women in India? The answer lies in the Emergency era

In the 1970s, the Indian government was under international pressure to control its population – and took drastic action, targetted at men.

Hannah Harris Green

· Oct 10, 2018 · 01:30 pm

A plant toxin African hunters use on their arrows could help make a safe birth control pill for men

Reversible, effective male birth control is within sight.

Gunda Georg, The Conversation

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Jon Hawkinson, The Conversation

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Shameem Syeda, The Conversation

· Feb 04, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Despite better access and awareness, fewer Indians are using contraceptives

A survey found that in 10 out of 14 states, the use of any modern method of family planning among women of child-bearing age had dropped 6% over 10 years.

Charlie Moloney, Indiaspend.com

· Aug 30, 2016 · 07:30 pm

After US and China, India is the third-largest market for morning after pills

India is among the fastest growing markets for emergency contraceptives.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Aug 06, 2015 · 09:30 pm

Sterilisation, life in a former prison: South Africa debates unique ways to deal with teen pregnancies

In a year, over 21,000 schoolgirls got pregnant, many of them in primary school. For South African politicians, the issue is not social – it’s financial.

Bhavya Dore

· May 31, 2015 · 04:30 pm

Why India's family planning program is unhappy with parents

Educators avoid the subject of sex education for fear of being criticised by parents and politicians, says the former head of the Family Planning Association of India, which turned 65 last week.

Mridula Chari

· Jul 29, 2014 · 06:00 am