2. The recent verdict of United States District Judge
Edward Korman regarding the easier access of the Plan
B or morning-after pills made it possible for the said
contraceptive to be made available for all ages in every
pharmacy, news reports say. The ruling overturned the
decision of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to
support the 17-year old restriction to sell the pill without
any prescription an ended the 12-year gridlock with the
passing of the said bill. This is seen as a big step in
women’s health campaign by most of the women’s right
advocates. They rejoice in the judge’s ruling and
supports over the judge's wise decision echoed far and
wide.
3. The ruling stated that even without a
prescription, women of all ages may be able to purchase
the emergency pill at their pharmacy. Although this
decision gained respect from women rights advocates, it
has also raised some eyebrows with those who are not in
favour of adolescent girls going to the pharmacy asking
for contraceptives. Parental communities were divided
into half because of this decision with those who are in
favour and those who are against it. The wrong notion
that sex is fine as long as they do not get pregnant may
play in the thoughts of young men and women, which is
morally wrong for some parents.
4. This type of contraception is safer because it delays
ovulation, thus preventing conception. Women are able
to avoid pregnancy because of the high levels of
progestin that acts even five days after unprotected sex.
Still, if the woman waits longer before taking it, its
effectiveness might decrease. There is a rise in the use
emergency pills posted by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and 14 percent of the
users are girls ages 15 to 19 years old, according to the
data gathered by the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS).
5. Teens are curious with their bodies which may lead them
to engage in sex early if left to themselves; thus some
parents believe that this action will help lower the cases
of teen pregnancies. Although other forms of hormonal
birth control are still not allowed without any
prescription. There are some contraceptives that are
being questioned in terms of safety because of their side
effects. The negative experience of developing blood
clots while using their vaginal ring has even led several
women to file a NuvaRing birth control case against its
manufacturer. The NuvaRing Lawsuit Information Center
at nuvaring-lawsuit.com has shared some stories of
women who are filing their case.
