When the drug becomes 'over the counter' they will be able to do that, but as long as it is a prescription drug requiring a prescription from a health care provider it should not be viewed as something to keep on hand. Marine has, however, provided SAPAs with a copy of an article from Self magazine, which explains that taking a quadruple dose of regular birth control pills 72 hours after intercourse will have the same effect as an emergency contraceptive. So, whether or not student peer advisors are actually distributing the Plan B pill, they are dispensing medical advice on emergency contraception. The side effects of the morning-after pill are similar, since that pill is simply a much larger dose of the same steroids found in the typical birth control pill. These are chemicals.
Some women react very strongly to hormones.
Possible side effects range from weight gain to infertility to severe emotional problems. At Dartmouth, obtaining Plan B, even by prescription, is a relatively simple matter. The Dartmouth Review sent a student to Dick's House to obtain the pill, and she did so after a five-minute consultation with a Physician Assistant, Anne Michaels. I would say that's what we need to do. A complete transcript of the consultation appears on page 8.