Martina Navratilova recently spoke out against a controversial statement that claimed birth control pills are harmful to women and society. Navratilova called it an "insane take" and defended the benefits of hormonal contraceptives for women’s health and well-being.
Navratilova is one of the greatest tennis players of all time, with 59 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She is also a vocal advocate for women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and animal rights. She has been open about her health challenges, including surviving breast cancer and throat cancer in the past.
The tweet that sparked Navratilova’s response was posted by a female user on Tuesday, December 19, who stated that birth control pills are "physically and mentally terrible for women" and blamed them for causing anxiety, depression, weak men, broken families, and even death.
"Birth control is physically and mentally TERRIBLE for women," the tweet read. "I firmly think it's responsible for a large percentage of the spikes in anxiety, depression & suicide among young women. It has fueled the sex without-commitment culture that has created weak, listless men - leading to women not having suitable partners and the breakdown of the nuclear family. It makes women attracted to the wrong men. And oh yeah, it can KILL you."
"The fact they medicated everyone my age and younger with no information on the risks for decades will be looked back on in history as a mass atrocity against women. We as a...
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