Saturday, June 22, 2013
"Plan B is a Big Deal"
Contrary to those differences, laws using age alone as criteria create a "one size fits all" condition that doesn't always work.
And then there are "quick fixes"...
At Townhall.com, Jedediah Bila recently expressed her opinion and gave a lot of detail about this "quick fix" product and it's consequences:
"Does this sound like a drug you'd want your 15-year-old to be able to buy off the shelf repeatedly without a prescription? How many 15-year-olds you know would properly assess preconditions that may make them poor candidates for the drug, as well as responsibly monitor and tend to side effects? How many would read the full prescribing information? Also, if a 15-year-old opts to purchase Plan B in secret, without parental or doctor consent, do you think that same kid would be likely to run to a doctor if uncomfortable symptoms emerge? Would she not be afraid that her parents would find out? Finally, exactly what message are we sending to kids--and society at large? That there's a quick fix to carelessness? That there's no need to think before you act because the drug companies have it covered? If this is where we're at--as a society--then we're in big trouble."
