Greek Tackles the Morning-After Pill, But How Controversial and Groundbreaking Is It?

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Despite my lack of interest in the Greek system during college, I love the television show Greek. Forget Secret Life of the American Teenager, or Pretty Little Liars; Greek is my young people show of choice. It features “great love”, actually covers real issues, and does it all while making fun of itself. The final chapter of the show is currently airing (unfortunately; I guess we all have to grow up and move on at some point), and that may be why the show’s creators are taking some more obvious risks. Though Greek has never exactly shied away from featuring issues other shows wouldn’t, especially on such a “family friendly” network …

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New Emergency Contraceptive Gives Women a Five Day Window

A new emergency contraceptive pill has just been approved by the FDA. And finally, it’s something that I can get behind.

The pill, Ella, can be taken up to five days after sex, as opposed to the three day window you have with Plan B. It is also being reported that the effectiveness of Ella does not decrease from day one to five. Women who take Ella have been shown to have a 1.8 percent chance of getting pregnant (Plan B users have a 2.6 percent chance).

It works by blocking the release of the hormone progesterone, which delays ovulation. There is also evidence that it makes the womb less hospitable to a fertilized egg.

For now, Ella will be a prescription only option. However, I feel that this is okay, given the large window. The only obstacle I see here (which is also mentioned in the NY Times article linked above) is pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for the pill if they find it’s moral-merit questionable. This is not just a problem for prescribed medication, however. Though Plan B can be bought over the counter … well … it’s literally over the counter. It is not …

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