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If you havent received this yet, I encourage you to read and respond:
The FDA will make its final decision on whether to approve the emergency contraception (EC), Plan B, for over-the-counter status sometime over the next 2 weeks by February 20.
Please send a message of support of EC OTC to the FDA IMMEDIATELY.
http://capwiz.com/fmf1/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=5013736
EC has the potential to prevent half of the unintended pregnancies and 800, 000 of the abortions that take place in the United States each year. EC works for 72 hours after unprotected sex, failed contraception, or rape to prevent pregnancy by interfering with ovulation, fertilization, or implantation. EC is up to 95% effective in the first 24 hours and is safer than aspirin. Emergency contraceptive pills meet all the FDA’s requirements for over-the-counter use.
EC is not ru-486. It does not cause an abortion. EC is a birth control pill, similar to Ortho Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Mircette, Alesse, etc.
Currently, EC can only be obtained via perscription from a gynecologist. The problem that this poses is that many people do not have medical coverage, and cannot afford to visit a doctor OR pay perscription prices. Making EC "over the counter" will help alleviate this problem. In this instance, over the counter is being defined as available via the druggist at a pharmacy, without a perscription. You won't be able to walk down the aisle and pick it up from the shelf, next to the condoms and KY. You will have to speak with the druggist. Birth control pills used to be this way as well. Having to make an appointment, see a doctor, and fill a perscription in most cases takes too much time, and by the time a woman can take the EC, after obtaining it by these means, more than 24 hours have elapsed since intercourse. The initial dose of EC must be taken within 24 hours of intercourse for it to be effective.
EC will not only help those whose birth control methods fail (skipped pill, dislodged diaphraghm, broken condom), and those who un-wisely choose to have unprotected sex, but it will help women who are victims of sexual assault prevent unwanted conception.
This issue isn't just another political and reproductive rights issue for me. This runs much deeper for me. I am open to discussion on the topic, but please be mindful that discussion and debate is not accusing or insulting others.
The FDA will make its final decision on whether to approve the emergency contraception (EC), Plan B, for over-the-counter status sometime over the next 2 weeks by February 20.
Please send a message of support of EC OTC to the FDA IMMEDIATELY.
http://capwiz.com/fmf1/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=5013736
EC has the potential to prevent half of the unintended pregnancies and 800, 000 of the abortions that take place in the United States each year. EC works for 72 hours after unprotected sex, failed contraception, or rape to prevent pregnancy by interfering with ovulation, fertilization, or implantation. EC is up to 95% effective in the first 24 hours and is safer than aspirin. Emergency contraceptive pills meet all the FDA’s requirements for over-the-counter use.
EC is not ru-486. It does not cause an abortion. EC is a birth control pill, similar to Ortho Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Mircette, Alesse, etc.
Currently, EC can only be obtained via perscription from a gynecologist. The problem that this poses is that many people do not have medical coverage, and cannot afford to visit a doctor OR pay perscription prices. Making EC "over the counter" will help alleviate this problem. In this instance, over the counter is being defined as available via the druggist at a pharmacy, without a perscription. You won't be able to walk down the aisle and pick it up from the shelf, next to the condoms and KY. You will have to speak with the druggist. Birth control pills used to be this way as well. Having to make an appointment, see a doctor, and fill a perscription in most cases takes too much time, and by the time a woman can take the EC, after obtaining it by these means, more than 24 hours have elapsed since intercourse. The initial dose of EC must be taken within 24 hours of intercourse for it to be effective.
EC will not only help those whose birth control methods fail (skipped pill, dislodged diaphraghm, broken condom), and those who un-wisely choose to have unprotected sex, but it will help women who are victims of sexual assault prevent unwanted conception.
This issue isn't just another political and reproductive rights issue for me. This runs much deeper for me. I am open to discussion on the topic, but please be mindful that discussion and debate is not accusing or insulting others.