fun fact: john rock, the guy who invented birth control was a devout catholic who decided to include a placebo week in the birth control regimen to try to make taking the pill seem more natural to appease the pope who was outspokenly against all forms of contraceptives https://twitter.com/michaelaokla/status/1286796424907067392
the placebo week was meant to mimic a woman’s natural cycle and make it easier for couples to practice the “rhythm method” (monitoring fertility and avoiding sexual activity) which was the only form of birth control approved by the catholic church at the time
rock was eager for the birth control pill to earn the approval of the catholic church but the pope called the pill “intrinsically wrong”. rock eventually stopped practicing catholicism because of this
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