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Is it time for male birth control?
I'm hoping this stimulates discussion of an effective, minimally invasive form of birth control for men. What men have now is either a hassle (condoms) or permanent and often irreversible (vasectomies).
Men need a Pill or something similar. Then they can put their money where their mouth is and not risk fathering children they don't want.
In the meantime, the best solution is for a man to maybe - oh NOES! - don't have sex with someone you can't communicate with. Even the most foolproof birth-control methods fail. Unfortunately, we tend to take for granted that the Pill is so effective. So we really don't know what to do when birth control fails.