Lil Red Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 [url="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/12/06/news/local/30-pill.txt"]Source[/url] Planned Parenthood clinics across Montana will give away free doses of the morning-after pill today as part of a nationwide push to raise awareness about emergency contraception. Emergency contraceptives are high doses of hormonal birth control pills that reduce the risk of pregnancy when they are taken within 120 hours, or five days, of unprotected sex. "We want folks to have it so, when and if they need it, it's right there and available," said Stacy James, chief executive officer for Planned Parenthood of Montana. "Women can always have a backup." [b]18-month shelf life[/b] Every woman - and men, too - should keep a packet of the morning-after pill in the medicine cabinet, James said. The medication's shelf life is about 18 months. In a much-debated decision, the Food and Drug Administration in August made the pills available over the counter for adult women and men. People younger than 18 must get a prescription for the drug, which is sold under the brand name Plan B. Pharmacies typically charge between $35 and $40 for Plan B, while Montana Planned Parenthood offices offer it for $24 to people who pay upfront. Today, the organization's clinics in Billings, Helena, Great Falls, Missoula and Kalispell will give it away for free to adults and teens. "It'll be a real simple process," said Beth Cogswell, communications director for the clinics. Adults must show identification to prove their age before receiving the drug, and teens who undergo a five-minute counseling session will be written a prescription, which they can fill on site. They will not have to go to a pharmacy. Planned Parenthood of Montana is modeling the giveaway, dubbed "Free EC Day," after similar events held around the country. Officials are prepared to give away as many as 200 doses at each of six clinics across the state. "We definitely are spending money on it," Cogswell said. "We feel it's worth it. We want people to know we are a great place to get it." Critics of emergency contraception argue that it encourages promiscuity and that taking it constitutes having an abortion. But Planned Parenthood officials maintain neither claim is true. [b]Different from RU-486[/b] The morning-after pill should not be confused with RU-486, the medical abortion pill, James said. Emergency contraception works by preventing pregnancy from occurring, most often by inhibiting ovulation or fertilization. It does not have an effect if a woman is already pregnant. The medical abortion pill terminates a pregnancy. Emergency contraception is more effective the sooner it is used and can reduce the chance of pregnancy by 89 percent if it is taken within 72 hours, or three days, of unprotected intercourse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veroni213 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1136553' date='Dec 6 2006, 02:06 PM'] Emergency contraception works by preventing pregnancy from occurring, most often by inhibiting ovulation or fertilization. It does not have an effect if a woman is already pregnant. [/quote] I hate how this is such a blatant lie. The student health advocates (or whatever they call themselves) at my school shoved flyers that essentially said the same thing under everyone's dorm doors earlier this year. I was so angry. It's bad enough that they distribute it, it worse that they totally misinform the women who take it. These are the same people who encourage children to "explore" their bodies and who want to give teens "all the information they need to know about safe sex." The hypocrisy is unbelievable. ok...done with the rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got2luvjc Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 (edited) i think what they meant by "it does not have an effect if a woman is already pregnant" was that the pill is useless is a woman's pregnant... i don't believe they were talking about the woman's health... Planned Parenthood makes me want throw up. Edited December 6, 2006 by got2luvjc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted December 6, 2006 Author Share Posted December 6, 2006 [quote name='got2luvjc' post='1136617' date='Dec 6 2006, 12:57 PM']Planned Parenthood makes me want throw up.[/quote]ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTrishaxLynnx Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 [quote name='got2luvjc' post='1136617' date='Dec 6 2006, 02:57 PM'] i think what they meant by "it does not have an effect if a woman is already pregnant" was that the pill is useless is a woman's pregnant... i don't believe they were talking about the woman's health... Planned Parenthood makes me want throw up. [/quote] [img]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e12/xTrishaxLynnx/sick-1.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpea316 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1136553' date='Dec 6 2006, 02:06 PM'] Emergency contraception is more effective the sooner it is used and can reduce the chance of pregnancy by 89 percent if it is taken within 72 hours, or three days, of unprotected intercourse. [/quote] Contraception is a topic that really gets me.... What I don't understand is when people respond... "Oh no! Something went wrong! I got pregnant from having sex!" Umm...no, something went right. I think people forget that that's how it's supposed to work. Lord have mercy on those who render themselves sterile and do not understand that sex is a total gift of self. For the opposite of real love is not hate, but lust. And that's all that contraception advocates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got2luvjc Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 contraception = selfishness contraception = it's more about my pleasure than about love contraception = sex isn't about what God created it to be about not that I want to talk about abortion, because there are PLENTY of threads to talk about that in the debate section... but 1% of abortions are done because of rape... so that means, if people could just keep their pants on, we could get rid of 99% of abortions. I'd like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgitta Noel Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Just an FYI, it is not true that the morning after pill is useless if you are not yet pregnant. This pill can also prevent conception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 they can kill fetus if it is not what they want, because it is "part of their body" as the human race they are part of the human body, can we kill them. Im willin to box.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
got2luvjc Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 I'd like to "box" about abortion in the designated threads plus, probably 95% of the boards are pro-life anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isilzha Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 [quote name='TrueImage' post='1136602' date='Dec 6 2006, 02:42 PM'] I hate how this is such a blatant lie. The student health advocates (or whatever they call themselves) at my school shoved flyers that essentially said the same thing under everyone's dorm doors earlier this year. I was so angry. It's bad enough that they distribute it, it worse that they totally misinform the women who take it. These are the same people who encourage children to "explore" their bodies and who want to give teens "all the information they need to know about safe sex." The hypocrisy is unbelievable. ok...done with the rant. [/quote] They published it in our school newspaper. You can buy the morning after pill there for $35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_lol Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 i dont like morning after pills or abortion when they are just used as birth control time and time again. however i think its morally okay to use if you actively use birth control (condoms) but it fails and you are for example a single teenage girl with absolutely no hope for their own life or the life of their child but one of abuse, drugs and poverty if they get pregnant. not saying they should be having sex in the first place but, as an example, no one should ever drink and drive but neither should we decide not to pull them out from under the burning wreckage. sorry for the counter-rant and metaphors but there you go. im pretty middle of the road on abortion/after pill and all for safe sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 [quote name='Jesus_lol' post='1137670' date='Dec 7 2006, 06:09 PM'] i dont like morning after pills or abortion when they are just used as birth control time and time again. however i think its morally okay to use if you actively use birth control (condoms) but it fails and you are for example a single teenage girl with absolutely no hope for their own life or the life of their child but one of abuse, drugs and poverty if they get pregnant. not saying they should be having sex in the first place but, as an example, no one should ever drink and drive but neither should we decide not to pull them out from under the burning wreckage. sorry for the counter-rant and metaphors but there you go. im pretty middle of the road on abortion/after pill and all for safe sex. [/quote] Difference is, pulling an intoxicated driver out from under the burning wreckage of her car doesn't typically involve killing another person. Check out [url="http://www.feministsforlife.org/Q&A/"]Feminists for Life's Pro-Woman answers to pro-choice questions[/url]. Here's the answer to question 4, which is pretty similar to the scenario you've suggested: [quote]Lack of support often coerces women into abortion. As pro-life feminists, we choose to support and empower women rather than abandon women. A woman who is pregnant needs to know that there are perfect strangers who will care for her even if the people she counts on the most have let her down. She needs information about child support laws that prohibit coercion by the father either by physical force or by threats to withhold child support. Universities should support marital and single parenting choices as well as adoption options. Feminists for Life’s College Outreach Program focuses on resources—housing, child care, maternity coverage in student health care, telecommuting options, financial aid, etc.—so women aren't forced to choose between sacrificing their education or career and sacrificing their children. We do not eliminate poverty by eliminating poor women’s children. It is degrading to poor women to expect or imply that their children aren't welcome. We believe that poor women deserve the same support and life-affirming alternatives as wealthy women. A woman who is pregnant needs to know that there are pregnancy care centers listed in the “abortion alternatives” section of the yellow pages that provide direct assistance and coordinate public and private assistance. Abortion is not an enriching experience. An abortion won't get a woman a better job or get her out of a bad (for example, abusive) situation.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CrossCuT Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 [size=1]Im offended by Planned Parenthood. ISNT THERE SOME WAY WE CAN BAN THEM? LIKE SANTA? AND RELIGION? [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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