Emergency Contraception

Issues related to the availability and use of emergency contraception. Emergency contraceptives are methods of preventing pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse (usually up to 72 hours after). They do not protect against sexually transmitted infections. Emergency contraception is not abortion, although some people who object to abortion also object to emergency contraception.Sites about health aspects of emergency contraception (how it works, where to get emergency contraceptive supplies, etc.) are found in Health/Reproductive_Health/Birth_Control/Emergency_Contraception/ .

Emergency Contraception - American Medical Women's Association position paper supporting EC as an important option.
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Survey Finds Pharmacists, Public Favor Widespread Access to Emergency Contraception - Results of a U.S. opinion survey.
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Provider Attitudes Toward Dispensing Emergency Contraception in Michigan's Title X Programs - Article in Family Planning Perspectives (Joseph Winchester Brown and Matthew L. Boulton) describes results of a survey of family planning coordinators from Title X grantees.
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Emergency Contraception: The Morning-After Pill - The American Life League advises against using emergency contraception.
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The Morning After Pill - Site asserts that "morning after" emergency contraception is just another abortion approach that kills a human life.
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Catholic Hospitals Agree to Offer Emergency Contraception - About Directive 36 for Catholic Health Services, which instructs hospitals to make emergency contraception available to rape victims.
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Emergency Contraceptive Pills - An Important Option for Teens - Fact sheet arguing for broader access for U.S. teenagers.
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Emergency Contraception (a.k.a. "Morning After Pill") - A thorough summary of the issues, from ReligiousTolerance.org.
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Canadian Physicians for Life: Morning After Pill - Discusses emergency contraception from a pro-life point of view.
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Consortium for Emergency Contraception - International consortium promoting availability of emergency contraception. Includes comparison chart on pill formulations and other health education and information materials for use in implementing new EC programs, particularly in developing countries.
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City Pages: The Morning-After Pill Gets a Push - Discusses the public-health value of emergency contraception, difficulties women have obtaining the pills, and efforts in Minnesota to break down the barriers.
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There's Got To Be a Morning After - Issues surrounding emergency contraception in Australia and initiatives to make the pills easier to obtain.
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Emergency Contraception: Contraception, Not Abortion - A review of different countries' laws and policies about emergency contraception.
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The Christian Institute - The Morning After Pill Promoting Promiscuity - UK Christian organization discusses many objections to emergency contraception and programs to increase the availability of "morning after" birth control.
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FDA Advisory Committee: Barr Plan B Emergency Contraceptive OTC CARE Program Adequate - News article about US FDA advisory committee vote in favor of over-the-counter distribution of this medication.
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'Morning-After' Pill Available at Some DoD Clinics - Article about controversy over US Pentagon decision to make emergency contraceptives available to female soldiers.
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Springfield News-Leader - Contraception Omitted from Justice Rape Treatment Guidelines - Bush's Department of Justice issues its first medical guidelines for treating sexual assault victims — without any mention of emergency contraception.
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