The “magic pill”: the story of the oral contraceptive

63 years ago today the oral contraceptive, aka the pill, became available to Australian women. TDA fact checker Lucy joins the pod to talk about the history of the pill, how it changed Australia, and the future of contraception.

Listen to our episode on Thalidomide here

Watch our video on male contraceptives here

Credits

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Joe Kiely

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