Cheaper alternatives to Plan B can now be sold over the counter without age restrictions
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Effectiveness of Emergency Contraception for Overweight Women Reviewed in Europe
New data prompts drug agency to investigate how weight affects several contraceptive brands
Europeans Warn Plan B Is Not Effective in Heavier Women: 5 Things You Need to Know
Plan B’s European version, Norlevo, is getting an alert that warns the emergency contraceptive may not be as effective in heavier women.
Plan B One-Step Now For Sale: What You Should Know
After a years-long battle in the courts, Plan B-One Step is is now available without a prescription on pharmacy shelves.
Timeline: The Battle For Plan B
On Monday, the Obama administration announced it is ending its fight to keep age restrictions on the morning-after pill. The Department of Justice will no longer appeal the ruling by Judge Edward Korman of the District Court of …
Critics and Supporters React To Decision to Expand OTC Access to Plan B
Judge Orders Morning After Pill Be Available Without Prescription, Without Restrictions
In the latest volley over the contraceptive Plan B, a federal judge reversed the Department of Health and Human Services decision to restrict over-the-counter availability of the morning after pill to those 17 years or older .
New York City Offers Plan B to High School Students
In Jan. 2011, New York City quietly launched a pilot program to dispense free prescription contraceptives, including birth control pills and the morning-after pill, Plan B, to students at more than a dozen public high schools in the city.
Morning-After Pill Akin to Abortion? The Science Says No
The topic debate over abortion and contraception has fueled more than a few political and religious debates, but a recent investigation by the New York Times shows why morning-after pills have no place in that discussion.
Plan B: 1 in 5 Pharmacists May Deny Eligible Teens Access to Emergency Contraception
Seventeen-year-olds can legally buy Plan B over the counter at the drugstore, but nearly 20% of pharmacists incorrectly deny them access.
University Vending Machine Dispenses the Morning-After Pill
Chips, soda, candy bars and … contraceptives?
Who’s Using the Morning-After Pill?
The rate of women using emergency contraception in 2006-08 more than doubled, compared with the rate in the previous four to six years, according to a new study from the Guttmacher Institute. So who is taking the “morning-after” pill?
Study: The ‘Morning-After’ Pill Works the Day Before Too
The morning-after pill is approved for use as an emergency contraceptive, meant to be taken the day after unprotected sex, but a new study suggests women might be able to use it as regular birth control as well.