EC in Glamour Magazine In its May 2006 issue, Glamour examines how women find out information pertaining to their reproductive health. In "The new lies about women's health," Brian Alexander investigates why the FDA delayed Barr Laboratories' application for over-the-counter status of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, why the Department of Justice excluded emergency contraception in its treatment guidelines for sexual assault patients, and why young people are supplied medically , and why the effectiveness of condoms is being debated among other important questions women should be asking and to which they deserve truthful answers. The article also includes a story of a young woman who was raped and denied emergency contraception at the hospital where she was being treated. To read more stories about sexual assault survivors' experiences with emergency contraception, visit www.raisinghervoice.org. To read the full article, go to www.glamour.com/features/healthandbody/articles/060403fewohe.
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