Emergency contraception

Emergency contraception (EC), also known as postcoital contraception or the morning-after pill, is a drug taken after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. This drug uses hormones to prevent the ovaries from releasing eggs, prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg, or chemically alter the lining of the uterus to prevent fertilized eggs from implanting. When taken within seventy-two hours of unprotected sex, EC is believed to be 90-percent effective at preventing pregnancy. Although EC meets the legal

I will argue that pharmacists lack an absolute right to object the dispersal of emergency contraception. Further, I will argue that the reasons offered for refusals regarding emergency contraception by pharmacists are not reasonable, even given their moral reservations, providers have a professional ethical obligation to dispense emergency conception. The refusal to sell emergency contraception by pharmacists ultimately infringes on women’s right to exercise autonomy over their reproductive future

Emergency Contraception Causes Abortion       Brown University associate professor of medicine, Ralph Miech, M.D., Ph.D., stated the abortive nature of EC in the Providence Journal on August 3, 1998: "This type of pill causes an abortion. From a pharmacologic perspective, this type of pill should be called an 'abortion-after pill'."   The question must be asked: "How is this contraception?" Women are being falsely led to believe that these pills are contraceptive in nature. But one

There are two types of emergency contraception; the emergency IUD and the emergency hormonal pill more commonly known as the morning after pill as stated in Human Sexuality: Diversity on Contemporary America, “No birth control device is 100% effective and intercourse sometimes occurs unexpectedly and rape is a possibility”. Emergency contraception is a way to prevent pregnancy following unprotected intercourse. The morning after pill

Emergency Contraception There are many myths surrounding the use of emergency contraception. The question of what it is and when to use it is just a fraction of the controversy surrounding this arguably new practice. Emergency contraception is a method of preventing pregnancy after the act of unprotected sexual intercourse. It does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases. However, emergency contraception can not be obtained without a prescription. Why does the US government not trust

Overview Emergency contraception is defined as the safe and effective way to prevent a pregnancy after unprotected sex (Planned Parenthood, 2015). The emergency contraception pill, is often called the morning- after pill. It uses high doses of hormonal levels to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Most of the different emergency contraception’s can work up to seventy- two hours after unprotected sex. Some can work all the way up to one- hundred and twenty hours, which is about five days. There are three

idea of Emergency Contraception is not a new to society, however it is still igniting many debates just as it did when it was first introduced to the United States. Emergency contraception continues to be a highly emotional and controversial issue, both for advocates who believe EC will lower the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions, and for opponents who believe that using EC amounts to an abortion. The controversy fueling this debate centers around one of the ways that emergency contraception

Contraception is it right or wrong and are you to young to decide for yourself? Recently we have been hearing a lot about Contraception ad if it is right or wrong and who gets to decide. The name of the Scholarly article that I chose to write about is, (Simonds & Ellertson, 2004, p. 1285-1297) Emergency Contraception and Morality reflections of health care workers and clients. In the United States our government goes back and forth between trying to be conservative and trying to separate personal

Considerations I believe the ethical considerations in Brownfield v. Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital is for all hospitals to provide all information and access to emergency contraceptives to sexual assault and rape victims. In the defense of Brownfield, emergency contraceptives, Plan B, and oral synthetic hormones is the most common type of emergency contraceptives that should have been disclosed to her upon her request. These contraceptives are often called the "morning after pill or Plan B". Some legal

issue? The ethical considerations of this issue, is the responsibility of the hospital to provide all the relevant information concerning access to emergency contraceptives, for rape and sexual assault victims. Brownfield’s defense supports the idea that emergency contraceptives, Plan B, and oral synthetic hormones are the most common form of emergency contraceptives, and this information must be given to the victim upon her request. These contraceptives are called the “morning after pill or plan