Plan B pill available to college students in vending machine (lawyers, support)

[FinsterRufus]

Originally Posted by UnexpectedError

Hm, then maybe just on a shelf inside the health center and you have to buy it like you'd buy a bottle of tylenol.

I appreciate that it's an awkward situation and I think women should be able to buy Plan B without feeling shamed or hassled (like a number of pharmacists seem keen to do), but there is a point where I feel like saying grow up already. You're an adult and you participated in adult activities and now you are doing the responsible adult thing by making sure an unwanted pregnancy is prevented. So the person running the health center desk knows you had sex, I think the embarrassment shouldn't trump making responsible health decisions.

Yep, it shouldn't, but it does. And a lot of adult activities involve adult beverages, which lower the inhibitions the night before but are nothing but an anxiety inducer the morning after.

The less barrier to getting the contraceptive in the hands of the student the better, IMO.

[Zimbochick]

Originally Posted by OhioChic

I was under the impression and I may be wrong but they no longer offer the Plan B pill over the counter that you had to go to a doctor to get it. I will serch for a link but Im pretty sure I heard this recently.

This was in the news recently, but was in regard to Plan B being available OTC to those under 17 years of age. As of now those under 17 will still need a prescription.

Statement from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. on Plan B One-Step

[JustJulia]

I think it's a great idea. I am all for very readily available (I'd go for free, too) contraceptives in colleges.

For those who think Plan B is the "abortion pill," it's essentially big dose of a birth control pill. It does exactly what a birth control pill does.

[~HecateWhisperCat~]

If this was fb I would like this

[txtqueen]

Originally Posted by Lucidkitty

If this was fb I would like this

HAHAHAHA

You can point out here who is under 30, easily.
I would "like" this as well.

If Plan B was readily available in vending machines and you didn't have to run out to a pharmacy or something, I think it would be great.

But then you might have some religious nuts vandalizing the vending machines because they are against plan B.

[eastwesteastagain]

Originally Posted by txtqueen

You can point out here who is under 30, easily.
I would "like" this as well.

Though I will probably regret this: you do realize that a good number of the people on this thread who said this is a good idea are over 30, right?

Add me to the list.

[txtqueen]

Originally Posted by eastwesteastagain

Though I will probably regret this: you do realize that a good number of the people on this thread who said this is a good idea are over 30, right?

Add me to the list.

I was talking about the facebook "like" reference she made.
Not the fact that she agrees with the idea.

[PoppySead]

I don't see why not. I don't have a problem with it.

[eastwesteastagain]

Originally Posted by txtqueen

I was talking about the facebook "like" reference she made.
Not the fact that she agrees with the idea.

Ah, I see. All those over 30 who have no working knowledge of facebook. Got it.

[Vic 2.0]

Originally Posted by eastwesteastagain

Ah, I see. All those over 30 who have no working knowledge of facebook. Got it.

I know I'm about to turn 30 in May, and I've already forgotten if this is a website or an actual book

Yeah, I like this idea a lot. And it's refreshing that I haven't seen anyone say "It just encourages them to have sex!" I really don't think college kids (particularly freshmen) are thinking so responsibly as to say, "Well, I can't find birth control, so that means no sex for now".