
Plan B has been in the news recently. For those of you who don’t know what Plan B is, it is exactly what it says and when we didn’t exactly have a plan to begin with it is Plan A. Plan B is a an emergency contraception to be used within 72 hours after unprotected sex. Plan B can only prevent pregnancy, it can not terminate a pregnancy. It is intended for use in women over 17 but can be used by girls as young as 11 safely. Anyone aged 17 or older can purchase it at any pharmacy, local planned parenthood or health department.
The new news about Plan B is that it was going to be made available on drugstore shelves next to the condoms, lube, and all the other things people tend to awkwardly walk away from when they feel other people in the aisle, like pregnancy test and yeast infection cream.
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