China’s baby steps: Ageing Beijing to tax condoms, contraceptives; here’s why

(AI image generated using ChatGPT) China has begun taxing condoms and other contraceptives, ending a three-decade exemption as the government intensifies efforts to reverse a deepening demographic decline. From January 1, condoms and contraceptive pills are subject to a 13% value-added tax, the standard rate applied to most consumer goods, according to Reuters.The move marks […]

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“Read the box…” Elon Musk raises alarm over contraceptives and birth control pills | World News

Elon Musk has sparked a wave of discussion with a short but cautionary post on X, urging people to “read the box of anything you’re taking.” His comment came in response to a new scientific study on hormonal contraceptives, which suggested potential effects on brain function, emotional regulation, and memory. The research focused on how […]

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As US plans to burn contraceptives meant for poor, Europeans are alarmed

The Trump administration’s plans to incinerate $9.7 million in birth control pills and other contraceptives stored in a Belgian warehouse have left European govts struggling as they try to prevent the destruction. When the Trump administration abruptly de-funded and dismantled the USAID earlier this year, millions of contraceptives it had purchased were stuck in Geel, […]

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