Illinois Judge Puts Enforcement of Illinois’ Pharmacy Law on Hold
A central Illinois judge, Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Belz, has placed a temporary restraining order on the enforcement of a state law that requires pharmacists to dispense medications that may...
View Article17-year-olds in the USA can now buy Plan B without prescription
Today’s the Day! In compliance with the decision issued by Judge Korman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on March 23rd, the FDA will allow seventeen-year-olds to buy...
View ArticleIs 17 too young for plan b?
Its interesting to note that when telling my friends about the fact that 17 year-olds can now get plan-b (emergency contraception) without a perscription several of them initially recoiled. It was an...
View ArticleMissouri House OKs amendment to let pharmacies refuse to sell Plan B
The Missouri House has approved an amendment 115-43 to keep pharmacies from being required to distribute emergency contraception. The amendment states that a pharmacy can’t be sued for not carrying...
View ArticleIs Plan B a boon for sexual predators?
Today, I read a very interesting reason for being against Plan B. Some opponents claim that Plan B is bad for women because it removes any consequences for rapist and pedophiles from having sex! From...
View ArticleWho suffers the consequences of teen pregnancy?
Bristol Palin and Jaime Lynn Spears might be the new faces of teen pregnancy these days, but this week’s New York Magazine’s excellent article on teen mothers brings us back to reality. In real life,...
View ArticlePlan B increases competition for mates!
Most women would agree that oral contraceptives are one of the greatest inventions of all time — especially for women. Having access to a reliable form of birth-control freed women to work, have...
View ArticleMedical study shows pharmacy students have bias against EC
A study published on Sept 20, 2009 titled Exploring Emergency Contraception Knowledge Among Florida Pharmacy School Students A Preliminary Assessment by Richman and Daley has found that while schools...
View ArticleThe history of birth control
Check out Newsweek magazine’s slideshow on the history of birth control. It has pictures and descriptions of birth control devices from long ago. We are also happy to see that the slideshow lists Plan...
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Updated Info on Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception is currently sold and marketed in the United States under the following names. Plan B and Plan B One-Step With Plan B One-Step™, you have up to 72 hours (3 days) to prevent a...
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