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The pill: from symbol of women's liberation to subject of growing mistrust

The popularity of the pill in France, once the most widely used method of contraception, has declined in recent years.
The popularity of the pill in France, once the most widely used method of contraception, has declined in recent years. © Unsplash / Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

Initially a symbol of liberation, the pill went on to become an almost inevitable part of a woman’s contraceptive journey. But today its use in France is in decline, the drop in popularity fuelled by health warnings, mistrust and a changing attitude towards contraception.

"What seemed to us to be a tremendous liberation – and which was a tremendous liberation – is clearly no longer seen in the same light."

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