I hate that emergency contraception (EC) is only approved now for over-the-counter use, ages after scientists and doctors deemed it safe. Of course, this is purely for political gain, which I find infuriating.
The battle is NOT over. Just because it is approved and legal to sell over the counter, will all women who need EC have access to it? A large number of women will not. Young women under the age of 18 are not going to be allowed to buy it without a prescription, and that’s even assuming that all drug stores and pharmacies stock it. It is sadly not uncommon for supposed life-loving pharmacies to refuse to dispense this vital resource. Several states recently had to pass laws requiring pharmacies to meet their obligations to give women their prescribed medication, for fuck’s sake.
The law doesn't force pharmacies to stock EC, so many women will have no more access to EC than they did before politicians found it expedient to make it available to women who vote.
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I read the NYTimes article and threw my computer away because it was so stupid.
ReplyDeleteIsn't EC just 4 regular birth control pills packaged together so that you take them 2 the first day, 2 the second?
ReplyDeleteThis all seems so freaking ridiculous to me.
I have used EC once and really appreciated having it. I had to go to the stupid doc in the box and wait 2 hours with kids with the flu in the waiting room and pay $75 for the appt though.
It's a tough call really. It sucks that EC is now available over the counter just for a political move (mercy law) but some days I get so frustrated and fed up that I'll take what I can get. The age limit law also sucks but just like cigarettes folks under 18 will be able to get it...friends, etc. Like Suebob, I've used it a few times and every time I went to PP to get it they ask you all these questions and it was embarrassing to have to deal with...less embarrassing then buying it over the counter.
ReplyDeleteSuzanne, I was thinking about you at work last night because I dropped a side of a wooden baby crib on my toe and it hurt like a mother fucker. No bruises though. I was wearing sandals. My bad.
Hi Suzanne,
ReplyDeleteI have actually written about this twice (on elexasexysmart.com)... but my major complaint? Hearing newsmakers call it "the morning after pill" - doesn't that sound completely derogatory - like a woman arbitrarily decides to cover up a "mistake". We should all be calling it EC, simply because that's what it is. And when I listen to the Concerned Women of America I want to scream and tear all of my hair out. Ugh.
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ReplyDeleteWhat bugs me is the fac that it's called "Plan B." Plan A didn't work out (I didn't have a condom) so I'll just turn to plan B.
very good point...something to add to my list of personal gripes!
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