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PA University Now Offering Students the Morning After Pill Through a...Vending Machine
February 07, 2012
"The machine is really used as much for privacy as anything else."
Forget Snickers, Paydays and potato chips. At Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, students will soon be able to get the so-called morning after pill (Plan B) through campus vending machines.
The pill, available in machines located in the university's health center, will cost students $25. Plan B is already available over-the-counter for individuals who are aged 17 and older. CBS Philadelphia has more:
University officials say they will not make any money from the sales.“The machine is really used as much for privacy as anything else,” Dr. Roger Serr, Vice President of Student Affairs said. [...]
Plan B contains hormones which are meant to disrupt ovulation or prevent fertilization from occurring.
The AP explains where the idea originated:
The machine was installed after a request from the student association. The pill's availability in a vending machine appears to be rare, if not unprecedented.The idea started when Shippensburg conducted a survey about health center services several years ago, and 85 percent of the respondents supported making Plan B available, he said.
KYW-TV reports:
(H/T: Drudge)
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