She advised women who wanted more information on the range of contraceptionmethods available to speak to their GP or visit their local family planning clinic.
The Justice Minister told BBC's Sunday Sequence that the proposed amendment could potentially make some methods of contraception currently available illegal.
Anne Wayman, chief executive of the Family Planning Association says more choice in methods of contraception is welcome, but this may not suit everyone.
But since then, Russians have increasingly gained access to other methods of contraception that are a lot cheaper, more effective, and less physically and psychologically damaging.
Various methods of managing the hedgehog population have been considered, including sterilisation and contraception, or capturing the animals and moving them to the mainland.