Comments on: Morning After Pill Now Available to 17-Year-Olds

By: Back Up Yesterday’s Birth Control, Today! - The Sexist - Washington City Paper

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:34:10 +0000

[...] access to emergency contraception,” which will soon be available over-the-counter to women 17 and up. For me, Back Up Your Birth Control Day is actually the day after a condom breaks or you miss your [...]

By: Amanda Hess

Amanda Hess — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:39:42 +0000

That's crazy. I had no idea the morning after pill has been available for that long.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:28:39 +0000

My aunt tried to get the morning after pill at age 17 when she knew she needed it back in the 1980s. No one would sell it to her because she was underage. She had to get an abortion as a result, which she could get legally at age 17. The morning after pill prevents abortions.