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I was just preparing to drink my first cup of morning tea, when I chanced upon this ridiculous article in The Telegraph today. The article talks about how Emergency Contraceptive Pills are being used by young girls indiscriminately. Here's how the article begins-
Shreya Pal, 25, doesn’t think twice before popping an emergency contraceptive pill. “Well, I really can’t be bothered about side effects when there is an emergency.” And how often do such emergencies arise? At most about twice a week, she reveals after much prodding.
I believe that this article is a veiled way of articulating that there should be impositions and censures on women's right to choose. By making the ECP a prescriptive drug, governments will subject women to go through the humiliation of having to go to gynaecologists who often condescendingly moralise instead of just doing their jobs. Also, the article is skewed, one sided and biased. Not once does it mention the social pressures that women have to go through, not once does it talk about the fact that the introduction of such a law will mean that many responsible individuals have to now subject themselves to agonising scrutiny and be denied their right to choose.
What do you think?
Comments
we doing the woman-does-not-own-her-body thing again?
Popping an ECP has very strong effects on a woman's hormonal balance and should be taken only in case of emergencies. But ECPs are fast becoming a substitute for protection (condoms) for many ill-informed people. Consequently it is also leading to higher risks of HIV transmission.
The solution is not making ECPs prescription drugs, but to create awareness. The current breed of ECP ads are very misleading and on purpose.
One should definitely harp on the cons, but not keep insisting that they should be made prescription drugs. The ads are misleading yes, but what ad isn't? There is no mention of anything being done about the ads or any suggestion of that sort.