Dr. Baskett said the society will work with pharmacists to write guidelines to be given to women when they buy emergency contraception. The move would help prevent unwanted pregnancies by enabling women ready access to the hormone pills, which terminate pregnancies if taken up to 72 hours after sexual intercourse.
Every time there is a teenager with an unwanted pregnancy, it's an issue.
It is available in other countries in schools without a prescription. Now it should be readily available to all women here. Dr. Hauck stressed the need for proper instructions and cautions on using the pill. Women with a history of blood clots or liver disease should not take the morning-after pill without talking to their doctor first. But they are few in number, he said.