Moms Talk: Plan B Vending Machine on College Campus
In this week’s Moms Talk we discuss the controversial emergency contraception vending machine in the health center at Shippensburg University.
Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania has caught quite a bit of heat lately over a vending machine on their campus. Students at the university can purchase Plan B, an emergency contraceptive, by putting $25 into the machine. Like most things, there are people on both sides of this controversy. Some think it’s a great thing, and others think… well, that it’s not so great. "Right to Life" groups are up in arms about the machine. Anna Franzonello, counsel to Americans United For Life, has been quoted as saying, "Students at Shippensburg University deserve better than to have their administration represent the potent drug with life-ending potential as no more harmful than any other vending machine item." It’s important to realize three …
Gail Moore
10:15 am on Saturday, March 10, 2012
I'm thinking if you don't prepare your daughter for the consequences of sex BEFORE she goes off to college then you have failed as a parent. Sincerely. I realize that college life is a bit hectic and for even those who are pro-active in their own lives, taking the pills with the prescribed regularity can be a bit of a problem. I think this is a great idea. The possibility that someone would … more ›