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"Pulling Out" Gaining Legitimacy as Effective Birth Control Method

By Shaina Gaul
Created 08/25/2010 - 15:19

Sex researcher Rachel Jones of the Guttmacher Institute claims that the birth control method of withdrawal— more commonly referred to as "pulling out" — is nearly as effective as using condoms.

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