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Princeton subsidizes students' birth control.(NEWSWATCH)

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In response to the recent doubling and tripling of the cost of the "pill" on campuses nationwide, Princeton University NJ is subsidizing the cost of birth control for students.

It's using a discretionary fund to lower the price of a month's supply of generic birth control pills to $6, from the $15 it cost a few months ago. Early estimates place the cost of Princeton's subsidy at about $69,000.

The school's move to help women access ...

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