You might have thought the “my body, my choice” movement was motivated by an underlying emphasis on female autonomy and making informed decisions about one’s body. Yet the left’s reaction to growing female concerns about contraception would seem to suggest otherwise. Apparently, women sharing their stories about the pill — and deciding to reject it in favor of embracing the natural cycles of their fertility — is not a choice they are supposed to make.
On March 21, The Washington Post unleashed a flurry of “reporting” on an alleged “misinformation explosion” regarding birth control that included a “cascade of misleading videos vilifying hormonal contraception” on social media outlets such as TikTok and Instagram. “Debunking common birth-control misconceptions,” was the title of one such WaPo article, which noted “misconceptions about the safety and efficacy of hormonal birth-control methods” by citing another WaPo article released on the same day. That other WaPo article, in turn, circularly cited the “debunking” article as evidence for the “cascade of misleading videos.”
A growing number of American women are sharing their stories about their experiences with birth control, noting all manner of negative side effects. Yet, the WaPo claims, those experiences don’t align with “the data,” which, its reporters claim with straight faces, demonstrate that the likelihood of developing blood clots, gaining weight, becoming depressed, suffering other mental health issues, or increasing the likelihood of infertility are all low. (Would you be surprised to learn that the leading funders for contraception research and development worldwide include
