http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/morning_news_reprise The FDA approves Plan B, the emergency contraception pill, for over-the-counter sale: Yay! The FDA denies access to plan B for women 17 and younger, arguing that pharmacies already restrict sales of cigarettes and cold medicine to people 18 years and older. Overwhelming evidence shows that Plan B is effective at preventing pregnancy among women of any age, and not—unlike, say, cold medicine, cigarettes, and teen pregnancy—potentially hazardous to young women's health. According to a 2006 survey, nearly a third of sexually active girls between 15 and 19 had been pregnant, a rate that is higher, unsurprisingly, among poor, minority,... Copyright 2007 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:32:36 -0800 Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:40:34 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss You also have to be 18 to buy condoms. This sort of restriction is nothing new.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/morning_news_reprise#c450987 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/morning_news_reprise#c450987 News Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:04:08 -0800 While "Baby-Be-Gone" has a certain je ne c'est quois - they call it "Plan B".

]]> dewsterling http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/morning_news_reprise#c451136 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/morning_news_reprise#c451136 News Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:22:22 -0800 Why would under 18's need access to contraception? After all, they're not having sex, not with all the abstinence education programs and Good Family Values they're being taught.

]]> Monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/morning_news_reprise#c452405 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/morning_news_reprise#c452405 News Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:40:34 -0800