Pros And Cons Of Emergency Contraception

Currently, emergency contraception is legal by prescription or over the counter in the United States. It was not always like this, and for many years it was a constant battle to retain over the counter status for Plan B One-Step. The adverse effects of Plan B One Step are minimal, and can include nausea and delay of menses, which, in my opinion, compared to other over the counter medications is nothing. Any objective review makes it clear that Plan B One Step is more dangerous to politicians than to women. “We once again have a situation in which political considerations are forming the basis of public health policy — resulting in another sad day for women” (Wood, 2012, pg. 102). For instance, certain political parties may be against emergency …show more content…
Mostly men in politics continue to make decisions for women, even though it will never affect them. Back in 2011, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius instructed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg not to approve the application for over the counter sales of Plan B One Step, which is a single does pill form of emergency contraception. This drew a lot of attention to the topic of emergency contraception, and was “the first time that an HHS secretary has publicly overruled an FDA regulatory decision of this nature” (Wood, 2012, pg. 101). Since 1999, emergency contraception has been available in the United States by prescription. From the time it was first introduced to the public, studies were done