Google searches for Plan B pills surged as people fear Roe v. Wade being overturned. But is the ‘morning-after pill’ a viable alternative for crisis pregnancy?
People were rushing to Google GOOG to check the status on emergency contraception pills after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion signaled the court would reverse the landmark decision Roe v. Wade.
In the 24 hours following the leak, Google searches for Plan B — the most widely available emergency contraception brand — and its shelf life had grown more than 5,000%. As of Wednesday morning, searches for “Is Plan B going to be illegal” were up 1,500%. Different from abortion pills that aim to end a pregnancy, Plan B works to prevent pregnancy before it happens. It can lower the chance of getting pregnant by up to 87% when the person takes it within 72 hours of having unprotected sex. With a shelf life of four years, it is widely available in local pharmacies and drugstores, as well as on online retailers such as Amazon.
At the moment, although Plan B One-Step is FDA-approved to sell over-the-counter across the country, several states allow pharmacists to refuse to dispense emergency contraception, such as Georgia and Arizona. The barrier to getting contraceptives is the same as the barrier to abortion access, Sandoval said. The groups mostly affected by it will be Black and brown women, women in poverty and the LGBTQ+ community.
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