The Misunderstanding

Is it the abortion pill or just another pill to take. In fact the so-called abortion pill, called Plan B, is simply a super shot of birth control. It is not something that women take to abort an unwanted pregnancy as some may think like the woman discussed in the video. In fact it is not even possible that the pill could cause death to a fetus because it is supposed to be taken within three days after unprotected sex, and pregnancy does not actually occur until after that three day period. Even if the pill was taken by a pregnant woman, it would do no damage to the unborn fetus and certainly would not cause an abortion. Like the woman in the video said, it is the same exact birth control that women already take, just in a higher dose. Any questions that people have about the medication can be looked up online or read on the back of the box it comes in.

Something else that was discussed in the video that I would like to cover is the fact that women under the age of 18 need a prescription and parental consent in order to obtain the pill. The lady in the video seems to think that there should be no proof of age for the pill and even compares it to other methods of birth control. She asks the question whether or not condoms should require proof of age, making it sound ridiculous. First of all, condoms are a completely different form of birth control, and do not affect hormones the way birth control pills do. Also there are other forms of contraception that also affect hormones and require prescription or at least a trip to the doctor, so using condoms as an example was not effective. I believe that a prescription by a doctor should be needed in order for a girl under the age of 18 to obtain the Plan B pill. This is because technically someone under the age of 18 is still a minor and therefore the parents are responsible for the well being of their child. So in the least, a doctor should discuss the options with their underage patient, and provide a prescription if needed. The medicine could affect younger people differently than older people. Any parent or would be quite angry with the pharmacist who issued the medicine to the underage girl, without a prescription. This is if something went wrong of course. If an older person buys the medicine for a younger woman, then that is something that is out of control of the pharmacist and is bound to happen anyway. Children always sneak around and that is something that also happens in other aspects of life, so it is unavoidable.

As for the pharmacists who refuse to issue the pill to women of any age, because of their own personal religious beliefs, they should have thought about that before they took the Hippocratic Oath. They took that oath saying that they would help anyone to the best of their ability according to the law, and refusing something to someone in need at the pharmacy goes against that oath. If a pharmacist with extreme right-wing views refuses to distribute birth control of any form, then they should provide a pharmacist in their pharmacy who will. What do you think?