To: concerned about politics
The Plan-B Pill works no different than current Birth Control pills or IUD's in that both cause the womb to be an environment that is inhospitable for a zygote to attach.
Would you support banning all forms of birth control?
To: jsbankston
26 posted on
12/17/2003 9:18:57 PM PST by
TheAngryClam
(Don't blame me, I voted for McClintock.)
To: jsbankston
I have to get an annual physical exam in order to be prescribed my birth control patch - and that's at a far smaller dose than what's contained in Plan B. There are very good reasons why hormonal contraceptives require a prescription. What effect will this have on a heavy smoker, who should not take ANY birth control pills? Ditto for any other contraindications for birth control pills - do they apply to Plan B? I can see scared teenage girls getting their hands on this and going overboard or overdosing in the hopes it will help.
I might be OK with allowing it to be dispensed "behind the counter" and with counseling on side effects by a registered pharmacist to women older than 18 - minors should have to have a doctor's prescription to obtain this drug. Although I am not keen on the use of this drug, IMO it is better for a woman to use it than to wait 6 or 8 weeks and then have an abortion. Sort of a choice of the lesser evil...
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