Spain’s blackout lasted for less than a day, and its people’s lives came to a standstill. It made me realise how much of our modern life relies on electricity, and I wondered what we would do without it. But some people don’t have to.
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From crocodile dung to the combined pill: why women will always need contraception

Photo by Photo By: Kaboompics.com on Pexels.com Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, wrote that the court should reconsider other cases, such as Griswold v. Connecticut, which established the constitutional right of married couples to access birth control. Contraception is a reproductive right; it is significant for the empowerment of women, and such a statement exposes its vulnerability.
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