Judge strikes restrictions on 'morning-after' pill
By Reuters
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make the "morning-after" emergency contraception pill available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn, New York, comes in a lawsuit brought by reproductive-rights groups that had sought to remove age and other restrictions on emergency contraception.
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I have mixed feelings about a 9-17 year old taking this morning after pill without any parental knowledge. Perhaps a doctor or clinic should be the ones to give this so they can monitor any possible side effects
I live in Australia and the MIP is available over the counter. From memory I think you have to sign something, but it would be easy for someone else to buy it for you. Honestly I'd rather a young person lied about taking contraceptives than got pregnant because they couldn't.
Since "The Pill" has to be administered with a prescription so possible ill effects are monitored,why not the "Morning After " pill also?
It s not as simple as popping an aspirin. I'm not judging anyone who needs it, but it can cause some serious problems.
Many of these girls if they told their parents would be disowned, thrown out onto the street, or beaten. Parents want to know NOT so they can care for the girl's health but so they can control her choices.
Making a prescription necessary takes additional money for the office visit, and more importantly TIME to wait for the appointment and go. Emergency birth control is only effective for a short period of time. Many doctors simply can't see you on short notice. Requiring a prescription simply places more blocks on young women getting access.
by Peeples 11 years ago
It bothers me that so many parents are uninformed about basic contraception. Why are so many comparing the morning after pill to an abortion? Do they not understand what the pill is or do they know and just ignore the facts?""This is a thinly-veiled attempt to get an abortion drug...
by Sherrie Gill 11 years ago
No restrictions on the morning after pill. Are we sending the wrong message?
by tammyq 14 years ago
can morning after pill produce false positive pregnancy testperiod is 2 days late, home test says positive
by Dan Klizano 4 months ago
As many of you know, there was controversy at this year's Olympics, and I'm not talking about the opening ceremony, which is an entirely different conversation altogether. No, I'm talking about female boxer, Imane Khelif, who beat up a woman for less than a minute in the ring, which...
by sandra rinck 15 years ago
FDA and government approved the Morning After Pill to be made available to 17 year olds. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? My thoughts:Condoms are made available to teenagers and even given to them for their own protection. It is useful since you can't stop them from having sex. ...
by Susan Reid 13 years ago
The FDA wants Plan B contraception to be available to women/girls of "childbearing age" without a prescription.I mean hey, you can get condoms at the drug store (or dispensaries in any bar restroom). Why not back-up contraception?But today Obama nixed that idea.My opinion on this may...
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