Birth Control Pills: Just like any Other Commodity?
You may have seen the ads on television. A young, attractive woman at a party with her friends begins speaking directly to the camera about some “misinformation seen in previous ads” for Yaz and Yasmin, two of the most popular oral contraceptives on the market.
The drugs have come under fire for causing blood clots. Although this is a risk with any birth control pill, health advocates and women who have taken the pill say that the two drugs put women at a higher risk for blood clots, strokes and other health problems than some other birth control pills do.
