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CardiacCoug · 08-20-2008, 12:45 PM

I've prescribed Plan B a bunch of times when I moonlight in ERs. I have no ethical problem with it whatsoever. In my mind it does not equate with abortion in any way, shape or form. Nobody who does in vitro fertilization argues that every single embryo that is created has a right to be born. A zygote is not a child.

I was working in a rural ER in Minnesota during my residency. One of the nurses asked me if I would prescribe Plan B to a 14-year old girl who didn't want to be charged for the ER visit because she didn't want the bill to go to her parents.

I went ahead and gave the poor girl the prescription without charging her for the visit, along with a lecture on how stupid and reckless she was being. I felt like that was the right thing to do. The morning after pill should be over-the-counter anyway.

08-20-2008, 12:45 PM	#16
CardiacCoug Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 471	I've prescribed Plan B a bunch of times when I moonlight in ERs. I have no ethical problem with it whatsoever. In my mind it does not equate with abortion in any way, shape or form. Nobody who does in vitro fertilization argues that every single embryo that is created has a right to be born. A zygote is not a child. I was working in a rural ER in Minnesota during my residency. One of the nurses asked me if I would prescribe Plan B to a 14-year old girl who didn't want to be charged for the ER visit because she didn't want the bill to go to her parents. I went ahead and gave the poor girl the prescription without charging her for the visit, along with a lecture on how stupid and reckless she was being. I felt like that was the right thing to do. The morning after pill should be over-the-counter anyway.