Unwelcome news for anti-choicers: Remember how the FDA and everyone else thought the “morning after pill” (aka Plan B) might prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in a uterus? Well, turns out that’s totally and completely wrong. Emergency contraception simply makes it harder for sperm to reach the egg by stalling an egg’s release until sperm can no longer fertilize it. What it doesn’t do is stop a pregnancy from occurring if the egg has already been fertilized. (NYT)
- Despite Lila Rose’s latest anti-choice “sting” here in Arizona, the facts remain unchanged on the rarity of sex-selective abortion. Nice try, though. (Media Matters)
- More on Lila’s foolery and how much she and Live Action suck. (RH Reality Check)
- Sperm cell genes may be the key to male birth control. (MSNBC)
- Bad news for all you sex-havers: Gonorrhea is growing resistant to drugs and could soon be untreatable. (ABC News)
- Think about this for a sec: If you believe sex is sinful, the policies that increase teen pregnancy and STD rates are a success. Makes sense to me! (Double X)
- Michigan’s trying to best Arizona in the anti-choice state championships. (Jezebel)
- Montana’s trying their hand at a personhood initiative — despite the fact that similar measures in other states have failed spectacularly. (Ms. Magazine)
- If you or anyone you know is taking the birth control pill Introvale, beware — it’s been recalled! (CBS News)
So when we start our second pack of birthcontrol is using condoms required again? Or are we protectected still?
Mayari, you might be interested in our post about taking birth control pills properly. Once you are taking your birth control packs back to back, you shouldn’t have to use a condom as long as you are taking your pills properly. Of course, the pills don’t protect against sexually transmitted infections, and your risk of pregnancy is further reduced when you use condoms in combination with birth control pills.