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Article: Emergency Contraception Survey Shows Slow Start for California's New "Pharmacy Access" Program; Only one in 10 Women in California Ages 15 to 44 Know About the New Program.
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- February 18, 2004
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MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to deliberate whether emergency contraception will be made available "over-the-counter" without a prescription, a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds very few (9%) California women ages 15 to 44 are aware of the statewide, emergency contraception "pharmacy access" program. Emergency contraceptive pills are a form of birth control that can be used to prevent unintended pregnancy in the first few days following unprotected sex or contraceptive failure, according the FDA. This new program, started in January 2002, permits women to obtain emergency contraception directly ...