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Survey Finds Pharmacists Frequently Lie To Teens About Plan B Laws
The truth is this: young women aged 17 or older are legally permitted to acquire Plan B One-Step or similar “morning-after” medication (Next Choice or other generics) without a prescription. They just have to go to a pharmacist and ask for it. So…why are 19% of 17-year-olds being told by pharmacists that they can’t have it? Easy: either the pharmacists are unaware of the law, or they are lying.
A recent undercover investigation found that pharmacists often try to deter teens from taking the pill, which is basically a concentrated dose of hormones to prevent the ovary from releasing an egg (let me reiterate, because it is important: it is not an abortion pill, it does not cause an abortion), and thus, prevent pregnancy in the event of a potentially unsafe sexual encounter.
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Women’s Health Experts Speak Out: Hilarious ‘Funny Or Die’ Video Tackles Birth Control Debate
When you hear the words “women’s health experts,” you don’t exactly think of middle-aged men in suits. But that’s precisely who’s trying to control our reproductive rights here in the U.S. โ middle-aged men in suits (a.k.a. politicians). And let me tell you, it’s highly disturbing (“Personhood” alone is cringe-worthy).
This explains why I’m loving this Funny Or Die video called “Women’s Health Experts Speak Out” starring Nick Offerman, Judd Nelson, Tim Meadows and Ray Wise. More »
Mommyish Poll: Should Personhood Laws Prevent IVF?
Personhood laws which seek to give embryos the same rights as a person are still among us. The extreme measure divides even the pro-life crowd as these laws would outlaw some forms of contraception and even IVF practices in the name of protecting life. Despite Personhood being voted down in Mississippi, Oklahoma’s version of Personhood will reportedly outlaw certain forms of contraception like the morning after pill. But also, doctors who perform IVF would face legal repercussions for helping women conceive. More »
College Kids Can Now Get Plan B From A Vending Machine
Plan B is still considered a controversial drug to many and the FDA’s overturned decision to have it available without a prescription still has some rightly fuming. But if you happen to attend Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, you don’t even have to bother heading to a pharmacy. Because if you stroll on over to the health center, you’ll find Plan B in a vending machine along with condoms, decongestants, and pregnancy tests — and for just $25. More »
CVS Refuses To Sell Plan B To Man โ In Case He’s A Rapist
Last month we wrote about Plan B โ or “the morning after pill” โ not being available over the counter because, you know, girls under 17 might not understand how to swallow a pill with water. Now a CVS pharmacy in Mesquite is taking this ridiculousness one step further; they allegedly refused to sell Plan B to a man because, well, how could they be sure he’s not a rapist? More »
Hey Obama, Almost 90% Of Mommyish Readers Support Plan B Over The Counter
News for President Obama who recently used his platform as a parent to buckle down on Plan B being overturned. Despite the sign off by the FDA saying that the pill was safe for all girls of childbearing age, Kathleen Sebelius overturned the decision — a move that Obama supported specifically as a “father of two girls.” He expressed that “most parents” would agree with him in his concern for the availability of emergency contraception and that we needed to exhibit some “common sense.”
Well, Mr. President “most parents” around here do not agree with you. More »
Obama Employs ‘Daddy Knows Best’ Reason When Defending Plan B Ruling
So not only was Plan B overruled at the last minute despite the FDA’s consensus that the pill was safe for girls of childbearing age, now President Obama has come out in support of the decision — and on a very specific platform. The President used his status as a father to justify the decision being overturned. More »
Plan B Saved My Life โย Or At Least My Sanity
It all started back in ’96, when I met a guy โ we’ll call him “Steve” โ while backpacking through Southeast Asia. Steve was charming and kind. His British accent didn’t hurt matters, either. He made me laugh like no other and, in typical 20-something fashion, we had a short-lived but totally passionate affair that included the usual travel adventures topped off with non-stop sex.
“Oh, shit, the condom ripped,” Steve told me one drunken night, post-coitus. Never before had I sobered up so quickly. More »
Mommyish Poll: Do You Think Plan B Should Be Available Over The Counter?
Emergency contraception or Plan B was almost made available in American drug stores before the ruling was overturned — and all because of the “safety” of young girls.
One of our Mommyish commenators noted that Asprin, diet pills, cold medication (which can make you very loopy if abused), and stimulants are usually all right out in the open in drug stores for kids to “pop like candy,” should they wish. And yet this drug which could prevent many unplanned pregnancies and abortions, even among girls who followed safe practices and found themselves at the other end of a broken condom for instance, has been deemed too complex for girls to use correctly. More »
Morning After Pill Not Allowed Over The Counter Because Girls Allegedly Won’t Understand It
Plan B came this close to being offered in drug stores without a perscription until Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overturned the ruling. She claims that young girls under the age of 17 won’t understand how to use the emergency contraception.
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