Globe Editorial on Plan B access cites Alliance

The Boston Globe’s continuing coverage of the Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to deny over-the-counter status for emergency contraception cites the Alliance:

But overturning an FDA ruling on the basis of extreme scenarios involving very young adolescents ignores the good that broader availability of a demonstrably safe drug would do. For instance, making Plan B more accessible would likely reduce abortion rates - particularly among young girls. A recent study from the Guttmacher Institute found that teens are more likely than older women to get second-trimester abortions. And Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy, points out that the minors most likely to use Plan B know they don’t want to have babies, and would likely seek an end to any pregnancy.

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