Post by PapaEZRA on Feb 28, 2006 5:56:49 GMT -5
More than 300,000 women are sexually assaulted each year in the US. Of these an estimated 25,000 will become pregnant as a result. About 22,000 of these pregnancies could be prevented if all women who were raped had easy access to emergency contraception.
Nearly one half of America's 6.3 million annual pregnancies are accidental.
Unintended pregnancies result in 1.4 million abortions annually.
A study in the UK found that "the shift towards greater promotion of emergency contraception appears to have worsened the impact of STI rates since 2000."
In 1998, Washington was the first state to allow women to get emergency contraception directly from a pharmacist, without first going to a doctor. Doctors and pharmacies collaborated and set up criteria that women were required to meet in order to receive emergency contraception. There were almost 35,600 prescriptions filled from February 1998 until the trial expired in June 2001
Nearly one half of America's 6.3 million annual pregnancies are accidental.
Unintended pregnancies result in 1.4 million abortions annually.
A study in the UK found that "the shift towards greater promotion of emergency contraception appears to have worsened the impact of STI rates since 2000."
In 1998, Washington was the first state to allow women to get emergency contraception directly from a pharmacist, without first going to a doctor. Doctors and pharmacies collaborated and set up criteria that women were required to meet in order to receive emergency contraception. There were almost 35,600 prescriptions filled from February 1998 until the trial expired in June 2001