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Old 02-23-2008, 01:53 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by OKgrannie View Post
Perhaps making BC more accessible to women, also cheaper, would help lower the number of abortions performed.

Women may get pill without prescription | UK | Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Women could be able to get the contraceptive pill from their chemist without a prescription, a health minister said on Thursday.
Lord Darzi, a leading surgeon brought into Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government, said the programme could be piloted among pharmacists or nurses.
The pill is currently available only with a prescription from a doctor, although most pharmacies are able to provide the "morning-after pill" without a doctor's authorisation.
Darzi suggested women could be given the oral contraceptive after a full assessment by a trained health professional.
He said it was wrong to suggest the contraceptive pill was being made available over the counter.

I think this medication should require authorisation from a doctor, like most other medications.

I agree it shouldn't be witheld or restrained on moral grounds from society's nymphomaniacs.