The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children said easier access to birth control drugs and devices was not the solution, and said such measures had failed to contain the rising number of abortions.

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For example, four of the seven biggest manufacturers of birth control drugs and devices donated to a trade association supporting Republicans who were presumably pro-business, but who had also vowed to limit access to birth control-related products.

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In the past year, America's political leaders have laid before the nation the question of whether universities should be required to give free birth-control pills and devices to their students.

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