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What better way to ring in the election results two days ago than with tons of the same irresponsible sex that folks in those pesky Red States point to as destroying this fine country? And in order to prevent any annoying pregnancy from getting in the way of all of that reveling, the over-the-counter version of the "morning after" pill will be available in our own city very soon. If taken within 72 hours after sex, the pill should aid in preventing pregnancy and will be available to women over the age of 18 without a prescription. Teenagers and kids deciding to knock boots will still need a doctor's script to get their hands on one. Pharmacies can definitely choose (for some reason) not to carry the medication, but must display a sign stating so.
The pill was originally available in 1999 in a prescription-only form. It essentially works by delivering a higher dose of progesterone than is found in daily birth control pills - thereby preventing ovulation, fertilization, and/or implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterus. Possible side effects include allergic reactions to the ingredients and a potential increase in menstrual bleeding.
And (unlike what we posted earlier) because there ISN'T any estrogen in the Plan B bill, it does NOT need to be avoided by women who are over the age of 35 who smoke and does not increase the incidence of blood clots the way other birth control pills can. But like all OCPs, the morning-after pill is obviously not protective against STDs and other precautions should be taken.
Please see your doctor if you have more questions and celebrate early and often!
Full information on Plan B is available here.
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What's up with that picture? Does it imply that the kids just did the deed?
Who dug up the old cover art from The Afghan Whigs?
I think it's supposed to be a mother and her unwanted child, who is going to go on to be the next Hitler because he is so unloved.
Incidentally, getting Plan B approved for over-the-counter is the only really good thing I know of that is directly attributable to Hillary Clinton.
OH SNAP! Time to whore it up and go slutting around. Now with this pill I can sleep with as many construction workers and pizza delivery men without fear of getting the worst STD of all: Babies!
Sorry, not familiar with the Afghan Wigs, but it does look like a young girl in bed, not a "mom"
really, the best form of birth control is probably simply going down to a red state and having a look at its citizens. * shudder *
Actually iggy, all I have to do is get on the subway with all the single moms that don't know how to discipline a child, won't instill any respect for education in that child, and whose child will probably populate the prison system some day (but not before spawning another generation of single parent kids).
Morning after pill, dems overtaking congress, Rumsfeld resigning...suddenly the clouds are parting and angels sing upon us again after a dark, dark period.
Can someone explain how the Pill is prescription and the Morning After Pill isn't? It's the same freakin' chemicals! This is a $10 billion legal train wreck waiting to happen. People never read instructions.
Dude: it is a young girl. And a young boy This is the cover art for The Afghan Whigs' grossly underrated record "Gentleman" - one of my fave albums of all time.
Just listen to "When We Two Parted" and ponder the (genius) photos in the liner notes.
But, Gothamist: weird to drop that in for this bit. I thought maybe it would be a gossip piece about Greg Dulli's sexual exploits. (Sigh.)
the picture is the cover for the afghan whigs album 'gentleman'. i love this cover. they are two kids posing in an "adult" situation.
s.y.i, sorry to hear that you have such little confidence in your future parenting skills. maybe it's better if you don't breed?
s.y.i, sorry to hear that you have such little confidence in your future parenting skills. maybe it's better if you don't breed?
That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Not much of a shock there. Also not shocked you resorted to personal insults as that's usually the last resort of a guy with nothing intelligent to say.
yuck. bad pic for this story.
of course it makes sense. read it again. out loud if you have to. besides, your posting name is a personal insult, so don't get so high and mighty.
#14 - I agree, for the non-hipster who are clueless about indie music (like me), I agree it was bad taste. Too many way to misinterpret the pic. But I am sure the Afghan Whigs is a great band.
I am all for the Plan B pill, by the way.
Plan B DOES NOT CONTAIN estrogen and it is FINE for women over 35 and for women who smoke. The comment is true for other combined hormones with estrogen, but NOT Plan B. Plan B CONTAINS no estrogren. Please do change the post because it is inaccurate and we don't want to discourage anyone from using it who needs it.
Um...it is only available for those over 18, (even though it is over the counter like asprin. I think that is stupid, it means women who don't have or lost their ID can't get it, and I think the morning after pill needs to be available to the under 18 over the counter because they are more likely to get pregnant than the over 18, and they are a lot less likely than adults to go to the doctor to get contraception presciptions.
Wow, I'm surprised Kapil didn't say something like "now slutty women in NYC will be happy" which is basically the gist of his other articles about HPV and women's reproductive health.
fuckin sweet!
plan b. what a name.
What a strange story! It seems almost as if the author is angry at women who use birth control. And how strange that he equates planning when one has children to "not letting a pesky pregnancy get in the way of all that revelling." Taking steps to avoid an unwanted pregnancy is responsible behavior; why is he characterizing it so bizarrely? Odd story.
Oh Jose, it's just Kapil hating women again!
Actually, Plan B is already available in NYC. I bought "one" two weeks ago. Perhaps the chain pharmacies are slower to stock it, but it was readily available for purchase from my local neighborhood pharmacy (Northside Pharmacy, North 7th and Bedford) for $30.
pharmacies can choose not to stock the ECP, because this provides legal defense for pharmacists, who feel threatened by the conscience clause (some of them are morally opposed to the morning after pill). This way, they can't deny patients available drugs. So most state govs require pharmacies to refer people elsewhere.
i think this is stupid, since the FDA has already declared it safe, and people have the right to control their own bodies. it's not even an abortifacient, since it prevents fertilization, not implantation. as for those pharmacists, they are violating their professional autonomy; they chose the job, they should fulfill their duty.
what a great album cover. remember back when greg dulli was hot? *swoon*
I feel sorry for you if you haven't had this Afghan Whigs record in your life...mostly because these guys are from my hometown. But I never would have gotten through an intense breakup without Tom Curley and Greg Dulli:
Afghan Whigs
Gentlemen (1993)
When We Two Parted
Baby, I see you've made yourself all sick again
Didn't I do a good job of pretending?
You're saying that the victim doesn't want it to end
Good. I get to dress up and play the assassin again
It's my favorite
It's got personality
I should have seen this shit coming down the hall
Every night I spent in that bed with you facing the wall
If I could have only once heard you scream
To feel you were alive
Instead of watching you abandoning yourself
Baby you can open your eyes now
And please allow me to present you with a clue
If I inflict the pain
Then baby only I can comfort you
Out of the night we come
And into the night we go
If it starts to hurt you
Then you have to say so