Politics, not science, blocks access to 'morning-after' pill

Each year, hundreds of people die from overdoses or adverse reactions to common pain relievers such as aspirin, which any child can buy at the corner drugstore. By contrast, research shows no deaths or serious harm from a contraceptive known as the "morning-after" pill. Even so, dispensing or obtaining it without a doctor's prescription is a crime in 45 states.

Now, two advisory panels of the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA) are urging that the contraceptive, marketed as Plan B, be available without a prescription. If taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse, the pill prevents 89% of pregnancies, research shows. The panels cite voluminous studies that conclude the drug works and does not pose health risks in other nations where a prescription isn't required.

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It's time to stop playing politics with aspirin.

But it doesn't work. The aspirin just sits there. Not doing anything. Tylonel though--if you play politics with tylonel, make sure to count your fingers and your toes afterwords.

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I couldnt agree more.

It's silly. I can understand going for a yearly checkup for diseases and so forth, but really if you've been on the pill a while and plan on using it, there's no good reason to go through the yearly permission slip business.

It still smacks of not trusting women with their own judgement about their own sexuality.