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A month after a federal judge ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must give access to morning-after pill Plan B to 17-year-olds without a prescription, the FDA has done just that and lowered the age for the contraceptive to 17. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman had pointed out, "The record shows that FDA officials and staff both agreed that 17-year-olds can use Plan B safely without a prescription," but said the agency restricted access during the Bush years for political reasons. Now women, 17 and over, can go to pharmacies, show proof of age, and ask for and receive Plan B. The NY Times reports that while advocates have hoped the pill would help slash the teen pregnancy rate and critics have said it would lead to more abortions and unprotected sex, there's no evidence that either has happened. Princeton's Office of Population Research director Dr. James Trussell tells the Times, "This is not going to be a cheap cure to the unintended pregnancy epidemic in this country. It’s very depressing."
FDA Approves Morning After Pill For 17-Year-Olds
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why all the media coverage over a white woman from rockland county getting killed or murdered?
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Hmm? One thing I learned from reading the NY Times is that 18 and 20 year olds are too young and stupid to go to war without their parents permission (Supreme Moral authority and all that) but that 17 year old girls can be given contraceptives and and abortions without having to tell them.
Do you have a citation for the Times saying 18-20 year olds were too young to go to war (which I think you mean join the military) without parental permission?
well, war is a lot more dangerous than plan b. i believe the side effects for plan b are like, abdominal pain and bleeding. side effects of war are lost limbs and a lifetime of subpar health benefits, mental anguish and in many cases, death.
It makes sense that Plan B doesn't really change the teen pregnancy rate. If you're stupid enough to fuck without a condom, you're stupid enough not to think about Plan B until it's way too late, if you think of it at all. It only works for a couple of days after you have sex.
Is there any way we can just add it to the water source? Specifically in the Bronx, East Harlem, Washington Heights, and Crown Heights?
oh sure, just keep perpetuating stereotypes.