• Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. · Jan 2008

    Emergency contraception: a reasonable personal choice or a destructive societal influence?

    • M F Greene.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. mfgreene@partners.org
    • Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 2008 Jan 1; 83 (1): 17-9.

    AbstractA 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.

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