Birth control pills: a new health scandal?
France24, Emilie COCHAUD / Juliette LACHARNAY / Mairead DUNDAS / Marina BERTSCH France’s health authorities have decided that a higher risk of blood clots, strokes and thrombosis in the latest versions of birth control pills pose an unacceptable danger to women’s health. As a result, the government has changed its prescription guidelines for oral contraceptives. The decision could affect 2.5 million women…