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Protesters that did vocalize unhappiness upon the approval of Viagra were often met with this argument "Viagra had to be approved quickly because of the growing health risks posed by unsupervised imports" and "the two drugs should not be compared because sildenafil is prescribed to treat an ailment" whereas the low-dose pill is fixing a medical problem for healthy women. But speaking of health, it is interesting that the concerns about morality, sexually transmitted diseases, and health risks-all of which apply to the birth control, apply as well to Viagra. Viagra has led to 130 deaths in 1 year worldwide as opposed to the birth control pill, which has been "used safely by hundreds of millions of women for two decades" (Watt).

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