1.  Colombia, like Indonesia, has found that offering the widest range of contraceptive options, except abortion, has contributed to success.

2.  The bill that President Cardoso vetoed would have also required doctors to explain to women an array of contraceptive options.

3.  Contraception experts eagerly welcomed the long-awaited patch, the fourth new contraceptive option to win FDA approval in the last year.

4.  Women should soon have another contraceptive option as the sponge is expected to return to pharmacies in the next few months.