The Morning After Pill

While browsing through my colleges blogs, the other day, I came across Caitlin Bakers, very enlightening, post, The Morning After: Plan B. I strongly support her ideas, as well as, the uses, and over the counter administration of the “morning after pill, Plan B. Caitlin’s article began by describing what the Plan B pill is made off and its effects. “It is made up of a synthetic hormone, levonorgestrel, which is an active ingredient in hormonal contraceptives. When used in time Plan B will prevent an unwanted pregnancy when other methods of birth control have failed or been ignored.” When I came across the part of her post regarding how it is legal for most states’ pharmacists to refuse the dispense of Plan B, I began to doubt the intelligence and stability of our nation government. The Plan B pill is, in no way, an act of terminating a life, it is a form of high dose birth control, used to prevent pregnancy, not end them. I feel that this method of birth control is both efficient and essential for all sexually active women. The National Campaign to prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy states, that "unplanned pregnancies cost $5 billion in direct medical costs in 2002, according to one estimate. This includes only the costs that are associated with the births ($3.9 billion), abortions ($797 million), and miscarriages ($266 million) that result from nearly 3 million unplanned pregnancies each year." This important bit of information makes it clear to see, that the administration of this pill is a very cost efficient method. I don’t see what is so morally wrong about this advanced form of birth control. Caitlin’s post holds an important quote by Dr. Susan Wood, a former FDA employee, who specifically states how this pill “can help a woman whose is in a situation, whether due to rape or problem with contraception.”I feel that the only way to look at this pill is to realize that no one is perfect, and we all make mistakes. This is a pill to just provide security in the importance of the life’s of women, across the world.