Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3234302 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2006 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
In October 2004, the American College of Emergency Physicians Council joined more than 60 other health professional organizations in supporting the nonprescription availability of emergency contraception. This article reviews the history, efficacy, and safety of emergency contraception; the efforts toward making emergency contraception available without a prescription in the United States; the arguments for and against nonprescription availability of emergency contraception; and the potential impact nonprescription availability could have on the practice of emergency medicine in the United States.
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Authors
Megan L. Ranney, Erin M. Gee, Roland C. Merchant,