Plan B Rocks

[cruithear_lorr]

 The U.S. government decided to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription: http://news.aol.com/health/article/morning-after-pill-oked-for-17-year-olds/441061

THE EFFECTS OF PLAN B

Is Plan B an abortion pill? Yes and no. Plan B contains a high dose of birth control chemicals that prevent

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[rainy_days06]

Helpful Criticism, I hope?:

You might want to elaborate on how exactly Plan B cuts down on STDs as I don't see how that is possible -- seeing as protected sex or abstinence is the only way to avoid STDs and Plan B is neither of those, Plan B isn't an STD treatment and taking it does not prevent one from getting STDs so I'd actually think that the opposite is true - the same goes for birth control methods like the pill which encourages people to have sex in a way that they can contract STDs. The way the information is presented is done as an opinion rather than something based on facts.

And, just on a personal level:

Strange - maybe it is a different sort of Plan B type or something but when I've taken it in the past (two or three times through out my life) it was explained to me that the drug simply makes your cervix close rather than preventing ovulation.

I don't think that parental consent should be needed for such a thing, for fairly obvious reasons, but I do think that some age restrictions should be set in place so that if

[cruithear_lorr]

Helpful criticism is always appreciated <3

"You might want to elaborate on how exactly Plan B cuts down on STDs"

Plan B has the potential to cut down on STDs. It gives teens disincentives to have unprotected sex because it's expensive and has unpleasant side effects. Most teens would rather not get sick OR pregnant so it gives strong incentives to use contraception. I guess that doesn't necessarily mean they will choose condoms but it will certainly influence some that way, especially those who don't like the Pill. I agree that the only 100% fool-proof way of avoiding an STD/pregnancy is abstinence

[rainy_days06]

Your essay doesn't say it has the potential to - it says that it will. Just so you know. You should be careful about what you say - what you're writing is an opinion, not a fact and you shouldn't phrase it as a fact if it isn't one because like you said - you really don't have any idea about what kind of contraception teens may use if they aren't using Plan B. Frankly, I really don't see a positive connection between any sort of birth control that isn't a condom and STDs at all - that sort of birth control, may it be nuva ring, the pill, plan b, or whatever else doesn't compel people to have behavior that avoids STDs, I think it actually does the opposite

[cruithear_lorr]

"Your essay doesn't say it has the potential to - it says that it will. Just so you know