Emergency postcoital treatment: practical and ethical barriers to use.
Emergency postcoital treatment-the morning-after pill-has been used on college campuses for about 20 years, but it is little used in other populations. Some of the possible reasons for its sparse use, including lack of awareness, the fact that the oral contraceptives have not been approved for this use, the fear of liability, and ethical considerations, are discussed. The author's major focus is on the ethical considerations.
Cowell Student Health Service, Stanford University, California, USA.
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Dorman
D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017277:Drug Approval; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D019304:Ethinyl Estradiol-Norgestrel Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015735:Mifepristone; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital; D015735:Mifepristone; D019304:Ethinyl Estradiol-Norgestrel Combination