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Totally missing the point
In this article, in response to the question of why there's been "such a sluggish attempt to create a male contraceptive," the response was that "anything that would have the consequence of men's fertility being potentially damaged for any period of time is distasteful to men. I think that has to do with this notion of sperm competition and with the notion that women are unpredictable and untrustworthy."
What nonsense. How about the obvious biological reason? The fundamental flaw in male contraceptives is the same as the Star Wars defense system: you can't guarantee it stops 'em all. Millions of sperm are harder to stop than one or two eggs at a time. If there was a good one, I'd use it.