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Male birth control breakthrough safely switches off fit sperm for a while (newatlas.com)
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[–] 55 points 2 years ago (9 children)

You can already do that with condoms and no one is messing up their body...

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Exactly.

    Condoms would be 99% effective if they could be made idiot-proof.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Sucks you're being down voted, I mean maybe saying "idiot-proof" isn't nice but comprehensive sex ed should cover helping those with a noodle understand how to find ones that fit comfortably and what main causes there are for breakage n whatnot. I'm currently having that discussion with my sex buddy, and I can't tell you the amount of times I've had people try to coerce me into letting them go raw dog in the past. Like keep in mind I'm in a state that has not only criminalized abortion but is defunding all planned parenthoods now.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Like keep in mind I'm in a state that has not only criminalized abortion but is defunding all planned parenthoods now.

    Bummer.

    2/3 of the states will follow in another year. That's what happens when we elect people no matter how badly they do their jobs.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I'm not voting for this scum, but yeah, we'll see. Hoping it'll make it to the ballot so the people can actually vote to amend the state constitution like others have. The people may be dumb at electing Representatives, but get a straight forward measure up for vote and the people seem to follow through in correcting it.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Condoms are only 99% effective. You NEED a second layer of defence.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    They're 100% effective, the only reason there said to be 99% effective is to prevent lawsuits from people using then incorrectly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm a human, I can make mistakes in the heat of the moment. I've had friend couples I know get pregnant even though they're "professional condom putters onners".

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    It's not the condom's fault if you make a mistake. Condom material doesn't let sperm through, it's that simple, it's been used incorrectly if it did. Companies don't want to lose time and money with lawsuits hence 99%.

    Also, anecdotal evidence while you weren't in bed with them isn't much of a proof, it's as valid as me telling you I've never got any girl pregnant even when we weren't using any protection therefore pulling out is 100% effective.

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