The purchase limits on emergency contraception known as Plan B have raised concerns about its availability and potential targeting. This article discusses the importance of emergency contraception in women's reproductive health care and family planning services.
Cartons of the “morning-after” pill fill a Plan-B vending machine that sits in the basement of the student union building on the Boston University Campus in Boston, Massachusetts on July 26, 2022. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)imposed purchase limits on the emergency contraception known as Plan B since the Supreme Court’s ruling. Panicked buyers have been trying to stock up on the drug in case it becomes unavailable.
—which has been approved by the FDA since 2000—is an ominous sign to many that emergency contraception could be the next target. Regardless of one’s stance on abortion, it is important to understand why emergency contraception should be a basic component of women’s reproductive health care and family planning services. As a researcher of Emergency contraception is the only way to prevent pregnancy after sex has already occurred. It can be used when no contraception was used or it was used incorrectly, such as with missed birth control pills or broken condoms. Emergency contraception is also used to prevent pregnancy after sexual assault or rap
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