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	<description>A blog about how, where and why to get Plan B. Prevent pregnancy before conception.</description>
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		<title>The history of birth control</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out Newsweek magazine&#8217;s slideshow on the history of birth control. It has pictures and descriptions of birth control devices from long ago. 
We are also happy to see that the slideshow lists Plan B as one of the modern advances in birth control. (and that Newsweek correctly lists it as contraction, not abortion). 
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		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/10/the-history-of-birth-control/</link>
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		<title>Medical study shows pharmacy students have bias against EC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study published on Sept 20, 2009 titled Exploring Emergency Contraception Knowledge Among Florida Pharmacy School Students A Preliminary Assessment by  Richman and Daley has found that while schools report that they are teaching about EC, students are reporting that their knowledge of EC comes from outside of the classroom. Furthermore, they have preconceived [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/10/medical-study-shows-pharmacy-students-have-bias-against-ec/</link>
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		<title>Plan B increases competition for mates!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most women would agree that oral contraceptives are one of the greatest inventions of all time &#8212; especially for women. Having access to a reliable form of birth-control freed women to work, have children when they were ready. Abortion and birth control also allowed women to marry when they wanted to &#8212; not because they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/09/plan-b-increases-competition-for-mates/</link>
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		<title>Who suffers the consequences of teen pregnancy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bristol Palin and Jaime Lynn Spears might be the new faces of teen pregnancy these days, but this week&#8217;s New York Magazine&#8217;s excellent article on teen mothers brings us back to reality.  In real life, teen mothers are most likely to be women who live in poverty.
The article tells the story of a teenager in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/05/who-suffers-the-consequences-of-teen-pregnancy/</link>
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		<title>Is Plan B a boon for sexual predators?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today,  I read a very interesting reason for being against Plan B. Some opponents claim that Plan B is bad for women because it removes any consequences for rapist and pedophiles from having sex!
From &#8220;The Other McCain&#8221; blog: &#8220;What next? Over-the-counter roofies?&#8221;
Plan B—the drug that allows guys to breathe a sigh of relief the morning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/05/is-plan-b-a-boon-for-sexual-predators/</link>
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		<title>Missouri House OKs amendment to let pharmacies refuse to sell Plan B</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Missouri House has approved an amendment 115-43 to keep pharmacies from being required to distribute emergency contraception.
The amendment states that a pharmacy can&#8217;t be sued for not carrying medication and that the state cannot revoke a license if a pharmacy does not carry certain medication. It specifically mentions Plan B.
Rep. Cynthia Davis, R-O&#8217;Fallon, argued that businesses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/04/missouri-house-oks-amendment-to-let-pharmacies-refuse-contraception-pills/</link>
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		<title>Is 17 too young for plan b?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Its interesting to note that when telling my friends about the fact that 17 year-olds can now get plan-b (emergency contraception) without a perscription several of them initially recoiled. It was an immediate reaction to the following thought process:
- plan b
- sex
- unprotected sex
- my daughter
- NO!
We understand. Here at oops! plan b, we have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/04/is-17-too-young-for-plan-b/</link>
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		<title>17-year-olds in the USA can now buy Plan B without prescription</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s the Day! In compliance with the decision issued by Judge Korman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on March 23rd, the FDA will allow seventeen-year-olds to buy “morning-after” contraception known as Plan B without a doctor’s prescription&#8211;in other words, over-the-counter (otc). Men as well as women who are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/04/17-year-olds-in-the-usa-can-now-buy-plan-b-without-prescription/</link>
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		<title>Illinois Judge Puts Enforcement of Illinois&#8217; Pharmacy Law on Hold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A central Illinois judge, Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Belz, has placed a temporary restraining order on the enforcement of a state law that requires  pharmacists to dispense medications that may go counter to their religious beliefs. The state law has attempted to resolve the issue: should women&#8217;s health care be compromised because of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/04/illinois-judge-rules-that-pharmacists-can-opt-out-of-selling-emergency-contraception/</link>
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		<title>Monday, March 23, was a Big Day for Plan B!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[                                                     The Decision [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.oops-planb.com/2009/03/monday-march-23-was-a-big-day-for-plan-b/</link>
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