Pro-Choice

Irishonly

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26. I think it should be available to anyone who needs it.

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 04:29 PM

Dec 2011

My understanding is that it is shelved behind the counter and you have to ask for it. Education should be given is sex ed but I doubt I will be living when that happens.

I have always said in a perfect world girls should be able to go to their parents. Mine daughter came to me and I got her to our pharmacy quickly. Not all girls can go to their parents. I am not even sure if there are school nurses a girl could go to.

I think we paid $18.00 for one if my memory serves me correctly. The pharmacist explained how it worked and was very kind. When my daughter told him the circumstances, he thought as I did she probably didn't need it but it was worth the cost to calm her down. She was 18 at the time and certainly didn't need to offer me any explanation although I knew she had started birth control.

I am a stickler about being pro-choice but I am a firm believer in prevention. She was taught to use birth control and a make her partner use a condom. His condom had a hole.

Cost should not make any type of control prohibitive.

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What limitations, if any, do you feel right for Emergency Contraceptive aka "Plan B"? [View all] uppityperson Dec 2011 OP

It should be readily available to anyone who needs it. PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #1

One pill? Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #2

... PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #3

I didn't see your post when responding Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #6

No, I'm sorry, I thought there was an indent! PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #9

They were 2 pills taken 12 hours apart, now are given as 1 dose in 1 pill uppityperson Dec 2011 #12

Understand, I want access to all women of all ages Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #13

You mean aside from the enclosed instructions and those given by the pharmacy? uppityperson Dec 2011 #16

Okay, hear me out. Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #21

Here's a list of who is mandatory reporter. In many states pharmacists are. Besides, uppityperson Dec 2011 #23

Contraception is good for our society. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #4

None. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #5

Probably should not be allowed to be given to men /nt jberryhill Dec 2011 #7

Wow, that was insightful! CTyankee Dec 2011 #27

Thank you jberryhill Dec 2011 #28

well, goodness knows what mischief! CTyankee Dec 2011 #29

Such as coercion or deception jberryhill Dec 2011 #30

Oh, I was being sarcastic. You didn't quite explain your rationale for posting what you did CTyankee Dec 2011 #31

Oh jberryhill Dec 2011 #32

Well, I actually hadn't envisioned that circumstance. CTyankee Dec 2011 #33

The current cost somewhat precludes Control-Z Dec 2011 #8

Proper medical advice izquierdista Dec 2011 #10

Which is why I think it should be available behind the counter for very young girls. Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #14

Do you mean behind the counter like sudafed, you have to ask for it, or needing a prescription uppityperson Dec 2011 #17

I mean behind the counter like sudafed under the age of 17 for teaching if necessary. Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #19

OTC to all, with instructions given to all and no Rx needed. uppityperson Dec 2011 #24

plan b has been around forever. i took it once . . . 20 years ago. ellenfl Dec 2011 #11

We were using it over 30 years ago at a women's clinic I worked in. Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #15

Indeed, so were we. It's been around, just not openly out there. Here's an interesting link to uppityperson Dec 2011 #18

Years ago I had to use it myself several times. Seedersandleechers Dec 2011 #20

Plan B weedle Dec 2011 #22

No limitations, even in price. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #25

I think it should be available to anyone who needs it. Irishonly Dec 2011 #26