Bad for Babies, Bad for Women, Bad for America
The FDA ruled Thursday that women 18 and older may buy the “morning-after” pill without a prescription.
This development is bad for women and bad for their babies. At a time when we should be supporting women, we are instead telling them that it is ok to take the short cut out. We are actually encouraging them to do it. Instead of women having to go to a trained professional for guidance at a very stress time, we are sending them out into the street to make a decision based purely on emotion.
Do I think Plan B is any better with a prescription? No, but requiring a prescription ensures that the young women is in a more protective setting to sort through her emotions and make the right decision.
Also, by only requiring a prescription for girls 17 and younger, we are placing them into situations where they can be pressured or forced into taking the “Plan-B” by a partner 18 or older. Possibly even by a perpetrator of sexual abuse.
I think we can do a better job of supporting these young women than Plan-B.
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