"Morning After Pill" to be available to all OTC

[Magnetic Poles]

A federal judge has ordered that the so-called Morning After pill be made available over the counter to women and girls of all ages. This negates the rule of a prescription for those 16 and under.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/06/h...e-over-the-counter-for-all-ages.html?hp&_r=1&

 

[Salty]

A federal judge has ordered that the so-called Morning After pill be made available over the counter to women and girls of all ages. This negates the rule of a prescription for those 16 and under.

yet, to purchase cough medicine everyone must show an ID for age purposes.

 

[Scarlett O.]

Plan B does not terminate a pregnancy. It will have no effect on a woman who is pregnant. It does not prevent implantation (that's only been speculated). It releases a low level of hormones (levonorgestrel) that slows down ovulation and egg-release or/egg-sperm meeting in F. tube.

This preventing a woman's egg from being released is no different from a latex contraceptive preventing a man's seed from going where it is not wanted. It is not for daily contraceptive use. It will not work.

I have no problem with it.

RU-486 terminates existing pregnancies, but not Plan B.

 

[Magnetic Poles]

Plan B does not terminate a pregnancy. It will have no effect on a woman who is pregnant. It does not prevent implantation (that's only been speculated). It releases a low level of hormones (levonorgestrel) that slows down ovulation and egg-release or/egg-sperm meeting in F. tube.

This preventing a woman's egg from being released is no different from a latex contraceptive preventing a man's seed from going where it is not wanted. It is not for daily contraceptive use. It will not work.

I have no problem with it.

RU-486 terminates existing pregnancies, but not Plan B.

Scarlet is absolutely correct. This is not an abortion-inducing drug. It is last minute contraception. It is not RU-486.

 

[Salty]

I have no problem with it.
RU-486 terminates existing pregnancies, but not Plan B.

...This negates the rule of a prescription for those 16 and under.

I have a problem when very few 16 year olds are NOT married.

 

[Matt Black]

<Teenagers having sex shock horror!> If it stops the girl concerned getting pregnant and having an abortion, I'm all for it. Preventing teenagers having sex has far more to do with their environment (home, school, church, peer group(s)) than it does with the availability or otherwise of contraception.

 

[Revmitchell]

A judge has no business making a call on this either way. Talk abut legislating from the bench.

 

[Salty]

<Teenagers having sex shock horror!> If it stops the girl concerned getting pregnant and having an abortion, I'm all for it. Preventing teenagers having sex has far more to do with their environment (home, school, church, peer group(s)) than it does with the availability or otherwise of contraception.

Two wrongs do not make a right

 

[Jedi Knight]

Two wrongs do not make a right

Nether do two liberals.:type:

 

[Salty]

Nether do two liberals.:type:

Sad, but true

 

[go2church]

Less unwed pregnancy is good. Just wish the most effective method, not having sex outside of marriage, would b the practice instead of taking a pill.

 

[Matt Black]

Two wrongs do not make a right

Quite so but I'm not sure what that has to do with the topic: here we are talking about trying to stop one wrong - fornication, which happens regardless of contraceptive availability, sadly - resulting in another - abortion. So it's actually about reducing two wrongs to one

 

[Revmitchell]

Quite so but I'm not sure what that has to do with the topic: here we are talking about trying to stop one wrong - fornication, which happens regardless of contraceptive availability, sadly - resulting in another - abortion. So it's actually about reducing two wrongs to one

By removing the consequences of one encourages the increased activity.

 

[annsni]

Well, according to RXList, it CAN prevent pregnancy:

Levonorgestrel is a female hormone that prevents ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). This medication also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus.

Thus that is an abortifacient for those of us who believe that fertilization is when life begins.

Additionally, there are some strong precautions about the MAP that I seriously wonder if young women will take the time to read them and to speak to their doctors (many young women don't even HAVE a doctor). It is a medication that has side effects and can be dangerous for some women. I personally cannot take it as I have migraine syndrome. It is not a pill without consequences and I fear how many young women will just ignore birth control and use this when they feel like it thinking they are safe. I wonder what the long-term effects of taking this will be.

 

[Salty]

Thus that is an abortifacient for those of us who believe that fertilization is when life begins.

actully, I would say "Thus that is an abortifacient since Fertilization IS when life begins!

 

[annsni]

actully, I would say "Thus that is an abortifacient since Fertilization IS when life begins!

Amen! :thumbs:

 

[Oldtimer]

actully, I would say "Thus that is an abortifacient since Fertilization IS when life begins!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Life begins at the moment of conception!

IMO, anything deliberately done afterwards to cause that baby to die is murder. Including blocking his or her path to nutrition by creating a non-receptive womb.

 

[Bob Alkire]

Preventing teenagers having sex has far more to do with their environment (home, school, church, peer group(s)) than it does with the availability or otherwise of contraception.

I agree. A child has a better chance if the home environment is as a Christian home should be. Parents lead by example and walk the walk, live the life. Most kids do in excess what their parents do in moderation on board line things.

 

[Robert Snow]

Good move by this judge. :thumbs:

 

[Salty]

Good move by this judge. :thumbs:

and why is that?

and while the judge is at it, he should rule that a child does NOT need parents permission to be given an asprin at school

and children should be allowed to buy cancer sticks,

and children should be allowed to buy dirty magzines......