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Article: HEALTH-WOMEN: EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SCARCE IN NEW YORK CITY
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
- Article date:
- October 21, 2002
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NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (WOMENSENEWS/GIN) -- Major obstacles are
facing women seeking emergency contraception, according to a
survey of pharmacies undertaken by an investigative division of
New York City Council, the first study of its kind conducted by a
city government.
The study, released last week, looked at access to Preven and
Plan B, the two approved emergency contraception or
"morning-after" pills. Almost half of the 170 pharmacies
contacted by test callers in June and July said they did not have
any emergency contraception products in stock. Of the total
surveyed, 30 percent said they would not be ordering it.
Fifty-five percent of the pharmacies contacted ...