Morning After Pill In University Vending Machine
“Federal authorities on Wednesday were investigating Shippensburg University’s use of a vending machine to dispense morning-after contraceptive pills to students on the central Pennsylvania campus.
The Food and Drug Administration’s probe is aimed at determining whether the school vending machine is in line with a federal requirement that any female under age 17 have a prescription for the drug used after unprotected sex. Typically, Plan B emergency contraception is kept behind the counter so a pharmacist can check ID.
The decision to use a vending machine was made after school officials determined no one enrolled at Shippensburg is younger than 17, Roger Serr, vice president for student affairs at the 8,100-student state university, said in a statement.”
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