this is what I can find on EC pills
basically from what I can see, Plan B was available by prescription only, and the fight with the FDA is about making Plan B available as a OTC drug, (Like aspirin)
I sure dont see any conspiracy here, just the usual burocratic red tap that has always been the FDA
http://ec.princeton.edu/info/ecp.htmlThere are two types of emergency contraceptive pills ("morning after pills"). One type uses hormones that are the same type and dose as hormones used in some kinds of ordinary birth control pills. These hormones are called estrogen and progestin (combined ECPs). In many countries (but not the United States), these pills are especially packaged and labeled for emergency use. But several other brands packaged for ongoing contraception can be used as well. About 50% of women who use this type get nauseated and 20% vomit. Use of this pill cuts the chance of pregnancy by 75%. This statement does not mean that 25% of women using ECPs will become pregnant. Rather, if 100 women had unprotected intercourse once during the second or third week of their cycle, about 8 would become pregnant; following treatment with ECPs, only 2 would become pregnant: a 75% reduction.
The other type of emergency contraceptive pill contains only the hormone called progestin (progestin-only ECPs). In many countries this type is specially packaged and labeled for use for emergency contraception;
the brand name in the United States is Plan B. It is more effective than the first type, and the risk of nausea and vomiting is also lower. If the same 100 women used Plan B, only 1 would get pregnant: an 89% reduction. In many countries, but not the United States, emergency contraceptive pills ("morning after pills") are available from a pharmacy without a prescription.
{I'm not female so I cant say for sure, but I think all birth control pills require a prescription (no conspiracy here)}
For the United States, we maintain a directory of providers who have informed our office that they are willing to provide information about and prescribe emergency contraceptives. (available, just ask for a prescription)
from Mother Jones,
http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2005/11/planb_timeline.htmlI read the timeline here and there is alot stuff but I think you have to be a delusional demo to see a conspiracy
