New York City’s Department of Education is taking the unprecedented step of dispensing birth control and morning-after pills to students without parental permission at 13 city high schools.
Tag Archives: Plan B
UK to Distribute Morning After Pills by Courier
In spite of the fact that increased access to the morning after pill in the UK has resulted in nothing more than increasing the rate of sexually transmitted diseases, a new program will now offer a courier service to deliver the pills in a more timely manner.
Federal Judge Rules Pharmacists Cannot Be Forced to Sell Plan B
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the state of Washington cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives if it violates their religious beliefs and accused the state of being more concerned with suppressing religious liberty than promoting access to the drugs.
HHS Nixes Over-the-Counter Sale of Plan B
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius decided yesterday to overrule a recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the over-the-counter sale of the morning after pill known as Plan B.
New Push to Make Plan B Available To All Ages
The Obama Administration is considering a new proposal from his Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to let anyone of any age buy the morning-after pill directly off drugstore and supermarket shelves without a prescription.
Plan B Linked to Greater Risk of Heart Disease
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Jeanne Monahan, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, says there have been a number of media outlets reporting on a link between the morning after pill and an increase in the number of young girls who are developing heart disease.
Use of Alternatives to Surgical Abortion on the Rise
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Several new studies have found that the number of women turning to alternative forms of abortion is rising steadily across the globe.
Washington State Allows Pharmacists to Opt-Out of Carrying Plan B
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After years of contentious court battles and the bullying tactics of the state’s pro-abortion governor, attorneys for the state of Washington have conceded that federally protected conscience rights allow pharmacies to refuse to carry the “morning after pill.”
FDA To Consider New Form of Emergency Contraception
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Less than a decade after the rush to make the “morning after pill”, known as Plan B, more widely available to women to prevent “unplanned pregnancies,” the failure of the drug now has the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considering a new emergency contraceptive that studies show could be more effective in preventing pregnancy.
Emergency Contraception Fails To Reduce Pregnancy Rates
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of the trendy commercials encouraging women to keep a supply of emergency contraception on hand, a new study has found that ready availability of the pills does nothing to reduce pregnancy rates.
