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Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be.

The machine has been in place for about two years, and its existence wasn't widely known until recently. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is contacting state officials and the university to gather facts, agency spokeswoman Stephanie Yao said Tuesday.

"Perhaps it is personalized medicine taken too far," she said. "It's part of the general trend that drugs are available for consumers without interface with a pharmacist or doctors. This trend has serious pitfalls."

The idea for a vending machine started at Shippensburg after a survey about health center services several years ago. Eighty-five percent of the respondents supported making Plan B available, school spokesman Peter Gigliotti said. The student government endorsed the idea.

Lock if old, figured this would be a hot topic on GAF.

SOURCE:
http://news.yahoo.com/pa-vending-machine-dispenses-morning-pill-182838406.html

 

[Lambtron]

This is fucking awesome.

I imagine the administration will stupidly put a stop this after their investigation. But they should seriously have one of these vending machines at every college.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Not sure what the problem is. Gotta be better than an abortion bidet.

 

[mr2xxx]

No problem with it, much cheaper than california.

 

[Neffarias_Bredd]

There's nothing to do at Shippensburg other then have sex, drink, and go cow tipping so this does not surprise me

 

[courage201]

Honestly I have no problems considering the setting, college/university.

 

[KHarvey16]

It would suck to have a kid only because you couldn't find 25 $1's.

 

[Yaboosh]

Not sure what the problem is. Gotta be better than an abortion bidet.

The mental picture is pretty hilarious.

 

[wenis]

what a great idea.

 

[legacyzero]

It would suck to have a kid only because you couldn't find 25 $1's.

Problem solved if you're an exotic dancer! Or a waitress.

 

[Invisible_Insane]

The mental picture is pretty hilarious.

Like a KC-130 in reverse.

I'm not sure I see a problem with this, given that the pill is available OTC anyway?

 

[SRG01]

I'm reluctant to the idea only because I prefer a consult by a health professional before receiving the pill. Medication from a vending machine is no simple matter.

 

[shira]

I hope there are instructions on that Plan B. You can't just keep taking that pill.

 

[Bay Maximus]

You know, you'd hate to insert $25 and the package gets stuck in the machine. That's when you put another 25 in and get two. Save it for later.

Also, good idea.

 

[SapientWolf]

This is terrible. There should be more unnecessary roadblocks between women and their safe contraception because herpaladerp aladerp

 

[Weenerz]

They'll shut it down, religious government officials will have none of this.

 

[Power Glove]

And if the machine doesn't vend correctly, it's time for plan C: Stick your arm up the vend slot.

 

[legacyzero]

And if the machine doesn't vend correctly, it's time for plan C: Stick your arm up the vend slot.

LOL! that's so wrong.

 

[JABEE]

I'm reluctant to the idea only because I prefer a consult by a health professional before receiving the pill. Medication from a vending machine is no simple matter.

Don't you think having to go into the Pharmacy and talk to another person is something that shouldn't be needed for a morning after pill. It should be as easy as possible to obtain without any threats of anxiety and pressure.

 

[kaskade]

I really don't get why people can be against this, something so there won't be any unwanted kids who can't be fully supported.

 

[Power Glove]

LOL! that's so wrong.

Ya, you're right. Alot of people's arms are too big for that. A clothes hanger usually does the trick.

 

[Grifter]

This is terrible. There should be more unnecessary roadblocks between women and their safe contraception because herpaladerp aladerp

Bullseye.

 

[ivysaur12]

There's nothing to do at Shippensburg other then have sex, drink, and go cow tipping so this does not surprise me

.

 

[victreeb3l]

this should be available everywhere

 

[Lambtron]

I'm reluctant to the idea only because I prefer a consult by a health professional before receiving the pill. Medication from a vending machine is no simple matter.

There's basically no need for it with Plan B. It's essentially hormones. My partner & I needed it once, and they wouldn't sell it to me without her there to answer a bunch of questions that were really irrelevant to the issue at hand. It's more effective the quicker it is used, so it's really frustrating for there to be anything stopping you from getting it ASAP.

 

[totowhoa]

Badass.

And better than the 50 bucks I've had to pay in Oklahoma.

I hate how some of the U.S. just has to take a dump on amazing family planning efforts while much of the world is literally begging for it.

 

[Jim E. Rossler]

And if the machine doesn't vend correctly, it's time for plan C: Stick your arm up the vend slot.

Most vending machines these days have a flap that prevents you from doing that, if the door you take the stuff from is open, then the products are blocked off
You'd need a long coat hanger or something to get by the security

EDIT:BEATEN by Anakin Skywalker wearing a powerglove

 

[Al-ibn Kermit]

Where did they put the machine? You can't put it in the quad or whatever as that would be really awkward.

The only place I can think of that would make sense is in the student health center. But then the health center would have to be open 24 hours a day, meaning you could just go up to the person at the front desk to get the pill rather than use a vending machine.

 

[soultron]

The package should come with two pills and a PIN code. One cyanide, the other the morning after pill.

The user enters a pin code, and is given a PDF form instructing them on the use of the pill and its potential side effects and dangers. If the user can correctly answer a 10-question quiz on the material, they're told which pill is the contraceptive and which is the cyanide.

If the user wants to make the test easier, they can input additional PIN codes found underneath specially marked bottles of Doctor Pepper™ to get Life Lines™, which will allow them to knock off harder questions.

 

[gwarm01]

Part of me loves this idea, but my pharmacist side doesn't feel comfortable with it. I could see it being abused, and Plan B isn't intended for routine birth control.

 

[Chuck Norris]

Aren't morning after pills seriously detrimental to a woman's health? I don't think that's something they should have in vending machines

 

[antonz]

Aren't morning after pills seriously detrimental to a woman's health? I don't think that's something they should have in vending machines

They arent intended to be used as a vending machine style drug thats for sure. In fact its been shown repeated usage actually causes it to no longer be effective.

 

[windz]

And we can bump this when guys decide to use the vending machine "for fun" and end up getting horribly sick/dying.

 

[totowhoa]

And we can bump this when guys decide to use the vending machine "for fun" and end up getting horribly sick/dying.

People are going to spend hundreds of dollars at a vending machine "for fun" and get sick/die like they do at walgreens? Not sure what you mean, really

 

[Escape Goat]

You can pick them (condoms) up for FREE at the Health Clinic. They're sitting open in a basket. And a vending machine is taking it too far? Who are these people?

 

[SapientWolf]

Aren't morning after pills seriously detrimental to a woman's health? I don't think that's something they should have in vending machines

Zero deaths so far. No serious complications have been associated with Plan B One-Step. So far safer than an abortion, childbirth, or even Tylenol, for that matter. Acetaminophen is responsible for about 50k emergency room visits and 500 deaths a year. But I don't see anyone making a big deal about the Tylenol in bathroom vending machines.

 

[Hylian7]

I don't know much about Plan B, but assuming there aren't the same kind of health risks as you would find with prescription drugs being available by the same method, I don't see the problem with this. In fact it's a good idea. I really hate the general notion in this country of "How dare you have good sexual health, just don't have sex in the first place!"

 

[YoungHav]

I remember how inconvenient it was to get Plan B when I was in college, especially if an accident occurred on Friday. This country's pace is too fucking slow. Let the evangelicals have their own state and leave the rest of us the hell alone.

There is nothing wrong w/Plan B vending machines, what's wrong is this country's severe lack of proper sex education. I am not lying, in 1999 I knew a fellow freshmen who thought she could get pregnant from oral sex. What a joke.