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Women React to History's Worst Contraception

1,348 views · Published 6 March 2017 · 2:56 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: Global Citizen · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

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History's Worst Contraception

Europe 500 - 100 AD 
weasel testicles- tied around leg

Ancient China
A cocktail of lead and mercury

Ancient Egypt - inserted in
Crocodile Dung & Honey inserted into the diaphragm

France 1600 
Onion juice

Europe 1800s 
Metal thimbles inserted into the diaphragm

America 1950's 
Lysol Douching

Canadian Frontier
Cocktail of beaver testicles soaked in moonshine


225 million girls and women around the world have an unmet need for contraceptives.  When women take control of their health and family planning, they can get a better education, get a job and even start their own business. They can lift their children out of poverty and into opportunity in a single generation.  

If the unmet need for contraceptives were addressed, maternal deaths would drop by 67%, new born deaths would drop by 77%, and the lives of nearly 2.5 million mothers and babies would be saved.

Take action today to ensure that women's health is something #SheDecides.

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