US Victory for Plan B!

[jadecat]

At long last!

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14497678/

FDA OKs nonprescription ‘morning-after’ pill
Decision allows over-the-counter sale of Plan B for those 18 or older

Updated: 11:02 a.m. ET Aug. 24, 2006

WASHINGTON - Women may buy the morning-after pill without a prescription — but only with proof they’re 18 or older, federal health officials ruled Thursday, capping a contentious three-year effort to ease access to the emergency contraceptive.


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I'm more than a little on the Pro-Choice side of things- for those that didn't know. To mis-quote a familiar line- let's have every child be a wanted child. So along those lines, I think this is very good news for American women.

Comments

[kunphormyst.livejournal.com]

I am very much on the pro-choice side of things and I am overjoyed by this development.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Took them long enough- didn't it?! I'm going back and forth on the whole 'only at pharmacies' sort of thing. I do like the idea of someone detailing to a woman how to take the pill, rather than simply printing it on a box and assuming it'll get read.

Then again, pharmacies sometimes have stupid hours (as I discovered when I would try to get pseudophedrine) and that can make it difficult too. At least this current developement makes the whole process that much easier in general.

[kunphormyst.livejournal.com]

Does this still mean that pharmacists can still oppose the selling of the pill, or would it be up to the discretion of the retail stores whether it will be available or not?

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I don't know about that. I suppose that some might try that- there are some pharmacists who don't seem to want to fill Plan B prescriptions at all. But I hope that this is considered different and will be easier to get...

[esmerel.livejournal.com]

Probably - it's effectively a strong birth control pill. Still, one step is better than no steps.