I asked Mateo how often he’s been asked about contraception at his doctor’s office. “Never,” he said. According to the Journal of Sex Research, “In the United States, responsibility for preventing pregnancy in heterosexual relationships disproportionately falls on women,” who then carry the weight of its physical, financial, and emotional obligations.6 Deciding on a method, dealing with side effects, stressing about a missed dose, taking emergency contraception, picking up refills on time—these are burdens society has placed on those who can carry a pregnancy. And if this idea is reinforced in
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