the Pill

1. A pill designed for contraception by preventing ovulation .

Notes

The Pill was introduced in the 1950s, and its possible side effects are still being investigated. It nonetheless offered an ease of use and reliability of result that no other method of contraception had ever before supplied. In this way, it contributed greatly to the sexual revolution .

Example Sentences

Trump has also indicated he does not intend to block access to mifepristone, the pill used for more than half of U.S. abortions.

From Los Angeles Times

The FDA first approved mifepristone in 2000 and has steadily removed restrictions on it since; today the agency allows providers to mail the pill directly to women without an in-person visit.

From Slate

And an FDA rollback would make the pill nearly impossible to obtain in red states with bans, since blue-state providers could not lawfully send it through the mail via telemedicine.

From Slate

They couldn’t have imagined the difficulties ahead, with Max setting up a restaurant on Alexandra Road in the Pill area of the city and the couple welcoming two sons in 1911 and 1913.

From BBC

The raid on the pill factory in Kent meant it was an English case, so Stevenson was taken south of the border.

From BBC