Good. It should be that easy.

The university does not profit from the sales. It pays $25 for one dose and that's exactly what the student has to pay.

I hope the machine accepts bills, otherwise that's a lot of change to be carrying around.

I only worry that the kids are taking something which they may have a serious reaction to. It would be nice to expect that such a morning after pill is safe and relatively trouble-free, but with something releasing that amount of hormones into the body, it seems like a big risk.

Condoms are a much cheaper form of contraception, and abstinence even cheaper. Both come with much fewer side effects and risks.

*may contain nuts

AverageAmericanGuy: Condoms are a much cheaper form of contraception, and abstinence even cheaper.

You do realize we're talking about people in college, right?

/Unavailable for comment.

AverageAmericanGuy: I only worry that the kids are taking something which they may have a serious reaction to. It would be nice to expect that such a morning after pill is safe and relatively trouble-free, but with something releasing that amount of hormones into the body, it seems like a big risk.

Condoms are a much cheaper form of contraception, and abstinence even cheaper. Both come with much fewer side effects and risks.

"Plan B" isn't just a clever name, you know. It's not meant to be a primary form of contraception.

Neondistraction: AverageAmericanGuy: I only worry that the kids are taking something which they may have a serious reaction to. It would be nice to expect that such a morning after pill is safe and relatively trouble-free, but with something releasing that amount of hormones into the body, it seems like a big risk.

Condoms are a much cheaper form of contraception, and abstinence even cheaper. Both come with much fewer side effects and risks.

"Plan B" isn't just a clever name, you know. It's not meant to be a primary form of contraception.

It's also a powerful drug that can cause serious side effects in some people.

But if you stick them in a bottle of diet Coke do they still do this?



Mind you, it's scenes like that the night before that require Plan B the morning after.....

they should sell and give out condoms to anyone who wants them, anywhere, anytime. people probably should consult a doctor before taking plan B.

that is to say, Plan B shouldn't be your plan A.

proteus_b: they should sell and give out condoms to anyone who wants them, anywhere, anytime. people probably should consult a doctor before taking plan B.

A succinct summary of what I was trying to express.

I know too many guys who rely on the girl being on some sort of contraceptive.

Furthermore, I know to many asshats who couldn't be farked checking themselves for an STI.

proteus_b: that is to say, Plan B shouldn't be your plan A.

Bears repeating.

AverageAmericanGuy: It's also a powerful drug that can cause serious side effects in some people.

Peanut butter can cause serious side effects and even death in some people.

Should we restrict that also?

miss diminutive: The university does not profit from the sales. It pays $25 for one dose and that's exactly what the student has to pay.

I hope the machine accepts bills, otherwise that's a lot of change to be carrying around.

I guarantee you the frat boy who couldn't find four quarters for the condom machine will easily be able to scrape together 2500 pennies for this one.

Wonder how the machine checks the purchaser's ID to make sure they're 17 or older. Plan B is still prescription-only for the 16-and-under crowd.

While there aren't likely to be too many 16 year olds running around and farking on a college campus, it's still required by federal law.

/pharmacist
//dnrtfa

blockhouse: Wonder how the machine checks the purchaser's ID to make sure they're 17 or older. Plan B is still prescription-only for the 16-and-under crowd.

While there aren't likely to be too many 16 year olds running around and farking on a college campus, it's still required by federal law.

/pharmacist
//dnrtfa

Probably works out like cigarette machines in bars, placed in an area that reasonably only 18+ can enter. I don't agree with this though it's only going to hurt pharmacists like yourself and the coat hanger industry.

Eponine24601: blockhouse: Wonder how the machine checks the purchaser's ID to make sure they're 17 or older. Plan B is still prescription-only for the 16-and-under crowd.

While there aren't likely to be too many 16 year olds running around and farking on a college campus, it's still required by federal law.

/pharmacis
//dnrtfa

Also, it might be that the machine works only by swiping the student's ID card. A lot of college campuses have a similar setup now. You carry a balance of "flex money" and you can swipe your card at vending machines, the laundry room, etc. This might be similar.

even f*rkin' colleges are tracking spending habits now. what's the world coming to?

I thought Plan B was the condom...

It certainly isn't my Plan A.

proteus_b: they should sell and give out condoms to anyone who wants them, anywhere, anytime. people probably should consult a doctor before taking plan B.

Condoms should be free

JackalRabbit: even f*rkin' colleges are tracking spending habits now. what's the world coming to?

You ever try putting a $20 into a vending machine? Card-friendly vending machines are a good thing

at $25 a throw, daddy's little princess should learn to swallow. i recall when a portion of the female student body attended college primarily to secure a supposedly better class of screw, which later turned in to ex-husband #1.

miss diminutive: The university does not profit from the sales. It pays $25 for one dose and that's exactly what the student has to pay.

I hope the machine accepts bills, otherwise that's a lot of change to be carrying around.

That's Plan C: a bucket of change smackin' you in the 'nads.

AverageAmericanGuy: I only worry that the kids are taking something which they may have a serious reaction to. It would be nice to expect that such a morning after pill is safe and relatively trouble-free, but with something releasing that amount of hormones into the body, it seems like a big risk.

I agree. Something in the body releasing such a huge amount of hormones can have the potential to cause major physiological changes, and of course, there are known risks including death. So yes, women really shouldn't be getting pregnant unless they want to. Good thing there's Plan B.

/wait, what?

I wonder how long it will be before college guys are carrying around a dose to slip the liquored-up sorority girl after a night of spontaneous bareback to avoid an unpleasant consequence? Then again, douches gonna be douches regardless.

GDubDub: I wonder how long it will be before college guys are carrying around a dose to slip the liquored-up sorority girl after a night of spontaneous bareback to avoid an unpleasant consequence? Then again, douches gonna be douches regardless.

Hey if that reduces unwanted pregnancies by an admittedly, terrible lot of people, its a good thing.

Harry Freakstorm: Back in my day, we didn't have Plan B. The solution, as I was told by the girlfriend, was that the lady who thought herself to be pregnant just took an overdose of birth control pills.

Don't know if it's true or not but the girlfriend of the time said that it was quite easy to go to campus health and get an extra dose.

Might have been just a campus tall tale. The girlfriend was quite adept at modifying the truth.

Interesting. I knew a girl in university who said that as a last resort she would lay upside down in the shower with her feet propped against the wall and flush out her vagina with warm water and a funnel. Then again, she once claimed her grandfather had flown over the sinking Titanic in a helicopter, so we didn't exactly put much stock in her stories.

miss diminutive: The university does not profit from the sales. It pays $25 for one dose and that's exactly what the student has to pay.

I hope the machine accepts bills, otherwise that's a lot of change to be carrying around.

I'd be willing to bet the machine accepts plastic.

/no mom jokes

Harry Freakstorm: miss diminutive
The university does not profit from the sales. It pays $25 for one dose and that's exactly what the student has to pay.

I hope the machine accepts bills, otherwise that's a lot of change to be carrying around.

Hey baby. That was great. Here's three rolls of quarters. You'd better get something for yourself and buy me a cheese danish with what's left over.

BTW: There's a vending machine here at work that takes credit cards. No Plan B but Hostess Donuts are only $1.

You sound fat

Harry Freakstorm: Back in my day, we didn't have Plan B. The solution, as I was told by the girlfriend, was that the lady who thought herself to be pregnant just took an overdose of birth control pills.

Don't know if it's true or not but the girlfriend of the time said that it was quite easy to go to campus health and get an extra dose.

Might have been just a campus tall tale. The girlfriend was quite adept at modifying the truth.

My mother was taking birth control pills sporadically when she got pregnant with me. She'd miss a day or two, then "catch up" by taking the ones she'd missed all at once.

/transgender
/cannot prove cause and effect, of course

miss diminutive: Harry Freak...

Interesting. I knew a girl in university who said that as a last resort she would lay upside down in the shower with her feet propped against the wall and flush out her vagina with warm water and a funnel. Then again, she once claimed her grandfather had flown over the sinking Titanic in a helicopter, so we didn't exactly put much stock in her stories.

A girl I was at university with used to do this with cola. Not diet cola, because that would be retarded, obviously, but full sugar cola. She swore blind that it worked because cola "was full of chemicals and stuff". She didn't drink it, because that would be unhealthy. She is now an accountant working for a large petrochemical concern. I still wonder how she managed to get a degree without gaining 3 kids en route.

AverageAmericanGuy: I only worry that the kids are taking something which they may have a serious reaction to. It would be nice to expect that such a morning after pill is safe and relatively trouble-free, but with something releasing that amount of hormones into the body, it seems like a big risk.

Condoms are a much cheaper form of contraception, and abstinence even cheaper. Both come with much fewer side effects and risks.

If we are having the condom and Plan B discussions then Abstinence is off the table.

proteus_b: they should sell and give out condoms to anyone who wants them, anywhere, anytime. people probably should consult a doctor before taking plan B.

Yup

proteus_b: that is to say, Plan B shouldn't be your plan A.

And yup

I am OK with this. As a libertarian you can put anything in your body you wish.

BUT, if you are at a University you should have the cajones to go to the clinic for medical care.

If you aren't mature enough to use protection, not mature enough to show your face at the clinic, are you mature enough to read all of the Plan B literature to educate yourself on the side effects to watch for?

Eponine24601: blockhouse: Wonder how the machine checks the purchaser's ID to make sure they're 17 or older. Plan B is still prescription-only for the 16-and-under crowd.

While there aren't likely to be too many 16 year olds running around and farking on a college campus, it's still required by federal law.

/pharmacis
//dnrtfa

Also, it might be that the machine works only by swiping the student's ID card. A lot of college campuses have a similar setup now. You carry a balance of "flex money" and you can swipe your card at vending machines, the laundry room, etc. This might be similar.

Also the article suggests it is only carried at one building (and maybe even one machine). So it could also be the only way to reach this vending machine is swipe your student ID at the outer doors. People couldn't just wander in off the street and buy it.

AverageAmericanGuy: Neondistraction: AverageAmericanGuy: I only worry that the kids are taking something which they may have a serious reaction to. It would be nice to expect that such a morning after pill is safe and relatively trouble-free, but with something releasing that amount of hormones into the body, it seems like a big risk.

Condoms are a much cheaper form of contraception, and abstinence even cheaper. Both come with much fewer side effects and risks.

"Plan B" isn't just a clever name, you know. It's not meant to be a primary form of contraception.

It's also a powerful drug that can cause serious side effects in some people.

I'm sure it can. But the stuff is already sold over the counter with no prescription needed, so I don't see the big deal about putting it in a vending machine on a college campus.

Also, you know what else can have serious side effects on some people? Pregnancy.

Gimli_Gloin: If you aren't mature enough to use protection, not mature enough to show your face at the clinic, are you mature enough to read all of the Plan B literature to educate yourself on the side effects to watch for?

So, since you're not mature enough, then you should have a baby? Not sure if you've thought your cunning plan all the way through.

Also, maturity is not the right word for all three of those. The "maturity" required to be able to read documentation in a box of pills is not the same as the "maturity" needed to put up with public shaming and humiliation from protesters at a clinic. Perhaps "intelligence" and "courage"? But then your point collapses.