And so, at 29-years-old, I found myself going through the terrible task of experimenting with different types of birth control.
When doctors and educators talk about "long-acting, reversible contraceptives," they are typically referring to two types of birth control: the small, T-shaped device known as the IUD; and the matchstick-sized hormonal implant.
Opponents of the so-called "personhood" initiatives say such laws could consequently restrict women's access to abortions, ban certain types of birth control and possibly bar in-vitro fertilization.
The commission also recommended a nationwide system for matching birth and death records, limiting the types of birth certificates accepted by federal agencies, standardized application forms for birth certificates and computerized storage of birth records by each state.
Building on public health methods, we mapped various types of birth defects and medical options working with experts from University College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Under those circumstances, the law could be used to attack some of the most common types of birth control, including the pill and intrauterine devices, which in very rare cases may work by inhibiting the implantation of a fertilized egg.
Other religious organizations have filed similar challenges; often, they argue that certain types of birth control, like Plan B, are really forms of abortion, though that's not how they work scientifically.
When groups have completed their research and created informative presentations, they should hold the "contraception forum," reviewing and comparing various types of birth control methods.
The amendment, which would essentially deem abortion and some types of birth control murder, represents perhaps the furthest front in the anti-abortion movement.
Until 1995, she recounts, the government issued two different types of birth certificates: one registering its holders as Haitian citizens, the other simply as "peasants", who historically were not allowed into Port-au-Prince, the capital.
He and Mr. Gingrich both support "personhood" initiatives that would legally declare fertilized eggs to be persons, effectively banning not just all abortions but also certain contraceptives, including IUDs and some types of birth control pills.
