This is my first diary at BMT. Crossposted at Brendan Calling
Planned Parenthood Affiliates around the country are distributing free emergency contraception today, December 6, 2006. Call 1-800-230-PLAN for the center nearest you.
Plan B, emergency contraception, was finally legalized as an OTC contraceptive for women aged 18 and over. Yet as we all know, there is a real problem with irresponsible moralists in pharmacies everywhere that are denying contraception to customers, based on personal beliefs.
Like a spare tire, you don’t want to be without emergency contraception when you need it. And you certainly don’t need to be at the mercy of some snake-handler at CVS who thinks his or her religious beliefs bestow the right to make YOUR medical decisions for you. This is especially true if you live in Connecticut, where Rape Gurney Joe Lieberman believes that catholic Hospitals should have the right to deny EC to sexual assault victims.
Please forward this post to your friends and colleagues, head down to Planned Parenthood, and avail yourself of free emergency contraception. Even if you never have to use it, you’ll be thanking yourself for being prepared.
