Information on Plan B
Emergency Contraception (EC or "the morning-after pill") is safe effective way to help prevent pregnancy up to 120 hours after unprotected sex. It is a back-up method of birth control, and is available for women 18 and older at the pharmacy without a prescription. There are several great websites listed below with information on EC such as where to get it and how it works: Planned Parenthood of Central NC offers a tollfree DIAL EC service hotline at 1-866-942-7762 or you can order EC online by going to www.pphsinc.org. Please see www.not-2-late.com for cost and fees associated with either service. For other locations and providers of EC near you follow this link: www.not-2-late.com or call 1-888-NOT-2-LATE www.ineedec.info is a new website that will provide teens with valuable information on EC, instructions on how to get EC, and information on how to talk to their doctor and friends about EC. Click here to read the Pharmacy Access Partnership's paper on Plan B in an over-the-counter environment in the Journal of Nursing Law or for more information visit www.go2ec.org
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