facebook
rss
twitter
  • About
    • Contact
    • Elementary & Secondary Education Department
    • Social Concerns Department
  • Legislative Review
  • Issues
    • Catholic Education
    • Faith and Politics
    • Health Care
    • Life and Dignity
    • Marriage and Family
    • Religious Liberty
    • Social Justice
  • Bishops’ Statements
    • En Español
  • Resources
    • Bulletin Inserts
    • Church Documents
    • PA Catholic Statistics
    • Related Sites
    • Send A Letter to The Editor
  • Subscribe
    • RSS Feeds
    • Via E-mail
  • Contact
  • Podcast

Ruling that Lifts Age Limits on Emergency Contraceptives Should Be Overturned

April 05, 2013
by Blue
contraceptive, Deirdre McQuade, Plan B, USCCB
Comments are off

usccblogoThe following statement regarding decision to lift age limits on purchase of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives comes from Deirdre McQuade, spokeswoman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Pro Life Activities:

A federal district judge in New York has ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift all age limits on over-the-counter access to the so-called “emergency contraceptive” drug Plan B and its generic versions.

Plan B is a large dose of a powerful hormonal drug (levonorgestrel) that is available only by prescription when used in smaller doses for contraception.  The court has acted irresponsibly by making this powerful drug available without a prescription to minor children.

Plan B does not prevent or treat any disease, but makes young adolescent girls more available to sexual predators.  The court’s action undermines parents’ ability to protect their daughters from such exploitation and from the adverse effects of the drug itself.

Many studies have shown that wider access to “emergency contraception” among young people does not reduce pregnancy or abortion rates, but can contribute to higher rates of sexually transmitted disease.  No public health consideration justifies the unregulated distribution of such drugs to children.  This ruling should be appealed and overturned.

About the Author
Social Share
  • google-share

News From Around PA

  • Catholic Schools Week activities planned across region Jan. 30 – Feb. 3
  • Catholic Schools Week kicks-off in archdiocese with Mass at Holy Trinity School
  • January 24, 2023 Clergy Official
  • Oblates to return administration of Annunciation Parish to Diocese on June 30
  • Polish family murdered by Nazis along with Jews they sheltered recalled on Holocaust Remembrance Day; family’s martyrdom paves way for beatification
  • Full Time Office Administrator -- Catholic Parish Cemeteries Association, West End
Click To Read More

Post Archives

Unable to load Tweets

Follow

Recent Posts

PCC Capitol Wrap for Tuesday, 1-31-23
Jan 31, 2023
PCC Capitol Wrap for Monday, 1-30-23
Jan 30, 2023
PCC Capitol Wrap for Friday, 1-27-23
Jan 27, 2023

All Issues

  • Catholic Education
  • Faith and Politics
  • Health Care
  • Life and Dignity
  • Marriage and Family
  • Religious Liberty
  • Social Justice

banner

Sign up to join the Catholic Advocacy Network today!

CClogo© 2021 Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
Bookmark and Share Site by Halibut Blue® | Login