The Food and Drug Administration has approved Plan B for 17-year-olds without a doctor’s prescription. Also known as "the morning after pill," Plan B is an emergency contraception that contains a high dose of birth control drugs and will not interfere with a person who is already pregnant. If taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, Plan B can reduce a woman's chances of pregnancy by as much as 89 percent. If the person is already pregnant Plan B will not hurt or disrupt the pregnancy. This has always been a controversial idea, should we give it to younger kids to prevent pregnancy or should we keep it for doctor’s prescription only and give it to adults 18 and over?
Lisa Petty
POS 1041
T/R 11:35am
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This not a good idea, it allows our kids to continue to be irresponsible without true consequence. This will lead to a spike in STD's amongst our youth, and it's just another way to say that parents are not needed to help children when they are making grown up choices.
By the FDA approving Plan B to people underage is promoting unprotected sex. This is just going to lead to more STD's being passed around. Plan B just shouldnt be available, people need to be responsible for their own actions and pay the consequences.
Hallie Barrett
POS1041
T/R 11:35
this is not a good Idea is mine.
Hagins, Jonathan C.
POS1041
11:35
This seems to be promoting a bad idea, but what if it happens to you. If you were 17 and made a mistake wouldn't you want the pill available to you. Sometimes you need to walk a mile in someone else's shoes to know where their coming from. I don't personally agree with the idea but I wouldn't oppose it on the market.
Kyle O'Neill
POS 1041
11:35 T/TR
This is one of the best idea i've ever.This will make teens having babies a all time low. This will make abortion rates go down.The food and Drug Administration should approve it for 16-year-olds also.
Avery , Michael
CPO2001 8:35 Thurs/Tues
According to the FDA the morning after pill is safe enough to not require a doctor's signature, and was orignially approved to be sold OTC (over the counter), much like aspirin could be.
The reference to an increase in STD's might be true but I hardly doubt it. Condom use drastically cuts down on the spread of STD's and unwanted pregnancy, but are they always used? No. Do they always work? No. Do people not use condoms because of the decrease in sensitivity? Yes. Do some women have serious side effects from typical birth control? Most assuredly Yes. Is the FDA's job to ensure that our food and drugs are safe? Yes. Then why don't people pass on these 'Values' to their kids instead of demanding that government do it for them. Be a parent, teach them not to do it till they are married, but wait are you married? (To those who are, did you wait? If so my hat off to you, that is something that was beyond my ability.)
Michael Desilets
CPO 2001
T/R 8:35
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