FDA on contraception: We're from the government and we're here to help

Since Matt is nominated for an award, I guess that means I have to kick it up a notch as well! - Virginia

From Pro-Life Wisconsin:

The Food and Drug Administration [FDA] has a chart on their website summarizing the available methods of contraception. The chart, below, reminds me of the Ronald Reagan quip, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”

The chart has a rather cheery way of summarizing the risks (heart attack, toxic shock, tear in the uterus, etc) along with the expected failure rates (1 out of every 100 women will get pregnant after a failed sterilization vs. up to 32 out of 100 women will get pregnant after a condom fails). Why would any woman be sold on the idea of having menopausal symptoms for 20 years (or more, if you go on the pill at 15 as many girls do)? Read more about contraception’s risks, the abortion-contraception connection and more on our website here.

Who thought up the “Nothing to remember” line? Like, “Ain’t no big thing, snip snip, off you go!”

Access the FDA’s chart on its website here [PDF].