"In the United States, there's definitely some controversy about birth control in general, and I think we needed to split the debate and have people realize that we actually agree as a country about contraceptives. Over 93 percent of American women say they use contraceptives, and they feel very good about it."

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Source: Interview with Jessica Grose, www.lennyletter.com. April 1, 2016.

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