Remote Controlled Birth Control Now Available

"A contraceptive computer chip that can be controlled by remote control has been developed in Massachusetts.

The chip is implanted under a woman's skin, releasing a small dose of levonorgestrel, a hormone.

This will happen every day for 16 years, but can be stopped at any time by using a wireless remote control.

The project has been backed by Bill Gates, and will be submitted for pre-clinical testing in the US next year - and possibly go on sale by 2018.

The device measures 20mm x 20mm x 7mm and will be "competitively priced", its creators said." *

Cenk Uygur (www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and Lissette Padilla (www.twitter.com/lizzette) discuss.

*Read more here from http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28193720