From: utzoo!decvax!microsof!uw-beave!cornell!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!ix222 Newsgroups: net.singles Title: Re: Birth control effectiveness - (nf) Article-I.D.: sdccsu3.489 Posted: Mon Apr 11 23:25:00 1983 Received: Wed Apr 13 02:49:12 1983 References: ima.313 Re: effectiveness of various birth control methods My own experience suggests that abstention is almost, but not quite, 100% effective. The method becomes completely reliable when used in conjunction with a competent lawyer. steve