Uninformed Consent: Birth Control Abuse and Misinformation in the IHS and Indigenous Communities

by Julia Beyer

When being prescribed contraceptives, women are often misinformed or uninformed of the unpleasant or harmful side effects, both long and short term. This podcast examines this issue specifically in indigenous communities in the United States, looking at a report produced by the Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center and a Ms. Magazine column from 1993.