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The Amish are conscious of the advantages of exogamy. A common bloodline in one community will often be absent in another, and genetic disorders can be avoided by choosing spouses from unrelated communities. For example, the founding families of the Lancaster County Amish are unrelated to the founders of the Perth County, Ontario, Amish community.
Certain Conservative Mennonites such as Beachy Amish Mennonite fellowships, maintain a prohibition against the use of birth control, though natural family planning is permitted. [55] [page needed] [56] Old Colony Mennonites, like the Old Order Amish, do not officially allow birth control practices. [57]
Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control. The introduction of the birth control pill ("the Pill") in 1960 revolutionized the options for contraception, sparking vibrant discussion in the scientific and social science literature and in the media.
Conventionally, birth control pill packs come in 21-day, 24-day and 28-day cycles. For the most part, the naming “has to do with how many days have active hormones in them, and then how many ...
A video posted on their X (Twitter) account asserts that removing the “senseless use of birth control pills” would “[return] the consequentiality to sex”.
You should stop taking birth control if you're over the age of 55, have negative side effects, want to get pregnant, or want to switch methods.
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