Your BRAIN on the PILL
May 07, 2020
3 minutes
When the pill was first introduced to Australia in 1961, it was available only by prescription to married women and it was slapped with a huge 27.5 per cent ‘luxury’ tax. Despite that, it ushered in a new era for women where they could not only control their fertility, but also enjoy the kind of sexual freedom that was previously out of their reach. While other contraception options could be unreliable and messy, the pill was easy and discreet.
Since then, its popularity has grown,
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