I'm not sure how I stumbled on this back post but... It's funny that you mention that Some of which are repeated at least once with the same exact words. Apparently I hit Control V twice and the article is repeated. So yes the words are both same and exact. I am in touch with the author of the platform that was posted, and will pass your ideas on to him.
So, how about a single move that could reduce abortions by 50% in one fell swoop? A report at the NARAL site cites a 1992 source as saying that over the counter availability of "Emergency Contraceptive" or "Morning After" pills could do just that. Heck even if it was 5% percent I'd be in favor of it. Remember that MAP is not abortion because the woman is not yet pregnant, or it wouldn't work.
Emergency Contraceptive Pills Should be Available Over-the-Counter
Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are ordinary birth control pills
that significantly decrease a woman's chance of becoming pregnant
when administered within 72 hours of unprotected sex. 1 Estimates
show that increased use of ECPs could reduce the number of
unintended pregnancies and abortions by half annually. 2 In recent
years, the FDA has approved two types of ECPs — the PREVEN
Emergency Contraception Kit and Plan B — both of which are
available by prescription. 3
Currently, ECPs can be difficult to obtain in a timely manner
because women must obtain a prescription in order to use them.4
For example, a woman faced with a broken condom on a Friday
night, whose doctor's office is closed over the weekend, might have
to wait until the following Monday — three days later — to obtain a
prescription for ECPs. Women in rural areas may have to travel
great distances to reach the nearest doctor or clinic, making a
prescription within 72 hours of unprotected sex difficult, if not
impossible to obtain. Even under less extreme circumstances,
obtaining a prescription for ECPs can be problematic. A recent
study of the Emergency Contraception Hotline (1-888-NOT-2-LATE),
a 24-hour, automated phone line that provides the names and
telephone numbers of clinicians who prescribe ECPs in the caller's
geographic area, found that even when calls to clinicians were made
during business hours, only three out of every four attempts to
obtain ECPs resulted in appointments or telephone prescriptions
within 72 hours. Because ECPs are more effective the earlier they
are used — and most effective within the first 12 hours of
unprotected sex5 — the obstacles associated with obtaining a
prescription for ECPs pose a serious threat to women's health.
Because ECPs are safe, effective, and easily self-administered, they
are suitable for non-prescription (i.e. over-the-counter) availability.
Making ECPs available over-the-counter would eliminate an
unnecessary barrier to women's access to this important
contraceptive option.
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