Back Up Your Birth Control: Combating Misinfo

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

Today marks the 11th annual Back Up Your Birth Control (a U.S. national campaign to increase awareness of and access to emergency contraception) Day of Action. This year's theme, EC=BC, is dedicated to combating misinformation about emergency contraception.

As you probably already know, we have a Thing against misinformation here in VP as well as a similar mission to combat it.

So today we'd like to know: What misinformation have you heard/read regarding emergency contraception and how have you responded to it? Responding can mean speaking up in that instance, of course, but it can also mean things like doing research to clarify facts for next time.

Please keep in mind that VP's policies on safe space and abortion debate still apply here. We are quite interested in respectful discussion and providing correct facts, not so much in disparaging comments and name calling.

Thanks!
Tori
For the VP Team
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Comments

[neumeindil.livejournal.com]

"Plan B causes abortions!" <-- from a pharmacist I worked with some years ago.

This set off my B.S. detector, b/c why would it be sold OTC if it did that? So, I read the insert.

Plan B, in actuality, delays the release of an egg from the ovaries by about 2-3 days, keeping it/them from being fertilized b/c sperm live about 72 hrs. (It can also make you want to hurl, so try to take it with food and plenty of water if you need it.)