Women have been finding ways to control their fertility since the beginning of time, but it’s a fairly new action for governments.  In the early 20th century it was lauded as a way to control or eliminate minorities and poor people, and now it’s promoted as a way for women to be free to pursue careers or to not be burdened with raising a child.  Communist countries and Nazi Germany excelled at this, although abortion, not contraception was the primary means to control population.  For as long as they’ve been keeping track in the U.S., as the use of contraception goes up, so do abortions. You can probably figure out why.  Contraception may be a health issue to the president, but it is a behavior issue for women. Also, the chemicals in contraceptives make a woman’s skin more susceptible to UV rays, and could make her a better candidate for skin cancer.  Of course, a pill can’t protect a woman from an STD, but did you know it can actually make her uterus more susceptible by changing the uterine lining?  The chemicals in contraceptives go through a woman into her urine and are flushed into our water system.  The jury is still out on how that is affecting men. Keep in mind, any health problem that goes against prevailing political goals will be labeled a myth or at least will be downplayed.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/11/15/prostate-cancer-may-be-linked-to-birth-control-pills-in-water-supply/

http://www.nature.com/jid/journal/v129/n12/full/jid2009168a.html

http://www.healthguideinfo.com/birth-control/p93773/

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/2900603.html