WWRT reader Karen sent us an email newsletter with this article in it (Thanks, Karen!).
Article Here: Link to Washington Post Article
This article talks about a 42 year old woman who felt forced to have an abortion because her doctor would not prescribe her an emergency contraceptive, otherwise known as the "Plan B" pill. While abortion is a divided issue, contraception overall is not. However, if emergency contraception is truly contraception, why would doctors forgo prescribing it to a patient? I guess in some respects, it's seen as an immediate abortion, although when a patient takes the conctraception, she does not know whether she is pregnant or not because the pill has to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse in order to be most effective.
Is emergency contraception the new abortion? Should doctors be allowed to not prescribe it based on individual discretion, or should all doctors be held to prescribe it to women in need?
What do YOU think? (Don't forget to read the article. It's an interesting story.)
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Here's a new article where the FDA is now weighing selling the Plan B contraceptive over-the-counter.
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