In "Should I 3D print my own IUD?":

Last Post: ginger_kween
05-03-2023 10:39 AM ♦ 12 replies ♦ 158 views:

Technically, IUDs are made out of regular polyethlyene grade plastic but I'd suggest printing with medical-grade quality ABS, which you can buy here: Can’t find much info about copper - sounds like copper is just toxic to foreign bodies (and beheads sperm! Read more here: Pretty insane, right? Any case, I've got a file for a 3D print if anyone is looking for one. Just be super careful about the insertion. I know that some of the undergounders are training people and providing insertion services at a few locations. Some of us have been find thick straws, but maybe if you have a finer printer you can also print that out of medical ABS...

In "Sneak these plants into your community garden plot":

Last Post: green_vagine
05-15-2023 06:10 PM ♦

Herbal remedies and abortifacients have been in use since as long as humans have been around. Muhuammed ibn Zakariya Al-Razi described a cinnamon, rue, and wallflower broth for similar purposes in a text dating between 865-925. Reports of the peacock flower suggest communities in Suriname used them to prevent bearing children who would become slaves. 'Hot Pants', a radical gynecology zine on sexual and reproductive health from 1994, details various plant and herbal remedies. Some of these are small enough to grow on your apartment window sill but a few of theses need more space or even a wooded grove...