Topic: Birth Control

Birth Control comes up in 4 chapters across 3 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from February 2012 to November 2019.

February 2012 November 2019

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Daniel Immerwahr | How To Hide An Empire, Forgotten History, & Colony Labs
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Birth Control Pill Testing on Puerto Rican Women

Puerto Rico served as a primary laboratory for testing the birth control pill, often using dosages significantly higher than what was eventually approved. Researchers dismissed the severe side effects reported by Puerto Rican women, such as vomiting and headaches, as "hysterical" complaints. The testing program also involved medical students who were pressured to participate to maintain their grades.

THC 83: James Corbett | Fukushima, The Balance Of Power, & New Alternatives
• 3:49 - 5:32

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Paul Walker, Conspiracy Theories Regarding Typhoon Relief

Conspiracy forums have proposed theories regarding the death of actor Paul Walker, suggesting his car crash was a murder intended to prevent him from exposing corruption. One theory claims Walker discovered a plot to hide permanent birth control in Philippine typhoon relief supplies. Another suggests he found "dirty money" within disaster relief efforts through his specialized rapid relief company.

THC 17: Paul Herrmann & Bob Hansen | The Occupy Movement
• 1:48:27 - 1:50:34

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Vasectomies and Religious Financial Interests

A guest shares his struggle to find a urologist willing to perform a vasectomy on a 32-year-old without children. The group argues that the medical and religious opposition to birth control is rooted in the financial interest of growing the "customer base" for churches and the capitalist economy.

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