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John Rock was the co-inventor of the birth control pill — and a committed Catholic. He wanted his church to approve of his invention. What happens when a layman takes on the Vatican? Part two of three.

THE FERTILITY DOCTOR: JOHN ROCK AND THE REPRODUCTIVE REVOLUTION BY MARGARET MARSH AND WANDA RONNER

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Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell is co-founder of Pushkin Industries and host of the hit podcast Revisionist History. He is a journalist, a speaker, and the author of several New York Times bestsellers including The Tipping…