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  • September 2008

    • Archbishop Blasts Plan to Sterilize Poor

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Sep 26, 08 8:01 PM CDT

      Archbishop Blasts Plan to Sterilize Poor

      (Newser) - The Archbishop of New Orleans slammed a Louisiana lawmaker yesterday for a plan to sterilize the poor, the Times-Picayune reports. Archbishop Alfred Hughes called it "an egregious affront to those targeted and blatantly anti-life." State Rep. John Labruzzo floated the idea this week to fight poverty by paying men and women $1,000 each to undergo sterilization or a vasectomy. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Louisiana  • vasectomy

    • New Gizmos Wage War on Sperm Flow

      Times (UK)  |  Sep 20, 08 4:18 PM CDT

      New Gizmos Wage War on Sperm Flow

      (Newser) - Condoms may be reliable, but they’re so last century, prompting scientists to develop a new arsenal of high-tech male contraceptives, the London Times reports. One device, the tiny “fertility control micro-valve,” is injected into a duct to let men control sperm flow using a remote-controlled key fob, while another uses ultrasound waves to heat the testes and thwart sperm production. More »

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      fertility  • men  • birth control  • contraception  • sperm  • vasectomy

  • July 2008

    • Vasectomy Is Young Man's Pill

      Details  |  Jul 15, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      Vasectomy Is Young Man's Pill

      (Newser) - Once exclusive to the over-40 crowd, vasectomies are increasingly popular among young men who want condom-free sex and no fears of Daddydom. But there's also a control component, writes Richard Morgan in Details : These men are taking charge of birth control, not leaving it up to the woman. "I don't have to worry about being tricked," says one snipped man. More »

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      pregnancy  • sex  • birth control  • contraception  • condom  • birth control pill  • vasectomy

  • March 2008

    • Urologist: Shoot, Don't Score

      Oregonian (Portland)  |  Mar 11, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Urologist: Shoot, Don't Score

      (Newser) - Crafty Oregon urologists are boosting their vasectomy clinic business at a time of year when a lot of men are on the sofa anyway, the Oregonian reports. A weekend of NCAA basketball tournament action allows just about enough time to recuperate from the surgery. "When March Madness approaches, you need an excuse to stay at home in front of the big screen," says a radio ad for the clinic. More »

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      basketball  • NCAA basketball  • March Madness  • birth control  • contraception  • vasectomy  • urology

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