1/18    Why is birth control called "birth control" instead of "pregnancy
        control".  Condoms, pills, and so on are really controlling pregnancy,
        not birth.
        \_ They are called "contraceptives" where I come from.  "birth
           control" is metonymic.
        \_ Because out here in the real world it is generally assumed that
           pregnancy leads to birth.  This is a basic birds n bees thing.
           \_ no.. it leads to the guillotine of partial birth abortion
              \_ hi troll
        \_ fewer syllables