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Misconceptions persist about use of morning-after pill
As adults, college students are less bound by parental whims. The amount of sexual activity on campuses is easily observed, and while the wisdom of partner choices can be called into question, taking responsibility is not.
If you choose to have sex, you should also choose to protect yourself and your future, and that of your partner. Most students do this, according to Planned Parenthood, and I applaud their maturity. But with the wide range and variety of contraceptives available, the more important question becomes, “How?”
The morning-after pill, also known as the emergency-contraception pill, has long been a subject of debate and mystery but no longer should be. An influx of information made public, especially on the Internet. Media attention has also brought the pill into the spotlight and into the hands of sexually active adolescents and adults.
Yet questions about its origins and effects persist but remain unanswered. It’s not because of a lack of availability of information, it’s because people aren’t looking.
