Morning-after pill on shelves, but debate rages-Plan B now available at pharmacies

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From Msnbc online, dispiriting news.

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"Plan B, a high dose of a drug found in many regular birth-control pills, can lower the risk of pregnancy by up to 89 percent if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. Girls 17 and younger still need a prescription to buy Plan B, though an older person — male or female — could buy it over the counter on a teenage girl’s behalf."

This is a real blow to sound medicine, common sense, and the public morals.
 
“Free at 350 Planned Parethood centers in 30 states”…

Our state is one of the 8 or 9(if you count NM)states that have a “pharmaceutical collaborative” which means any age can get the pill.

There was three “FREE EC TODAY” signs in front of our Planned Parenthood. It is right across a narrow street from the public library where alot of children hang out.

CVS posts signs in store fore Plan B…
michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2006/11/28/CampusLife/Plan-B.At.A.Pharmacy.Near.You-2509836.shtml?norewrite200611291909&sourcedomain=www.michigandaily.com
 
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