Point/Counterpoint
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2008) 83, 17–19; doi:10.1038/sj.clpt.6100433
Emergency Contraception: A Reasonable Personal Choice or a Destructive Societal Influence?
M F Greene1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence: MF Greene, (mfgreene@partners.org)
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Abstract
A 2003 petition to the US Food and Drug Administration by the manufacturer to move levonorgestrel emergency contraception from prescription status to over-the-counter sale embroiled the Agency in politics and remains controversial in some circles. This essay addresses the current remaining main points of contoversy about the medication and the Agency's decision.
