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Judge strikes age restrictions for "morning after" pill

MoSurveyor said:
Because this is a medical decision, not a political one.
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And since WHEN do minors make their own medical decisions, WITHOUT any parental input? It isn't a medical decision, it's a stupid decision.
 
CanadaJohn said:
Not at all - I'd be willing to bet that the Obama administration is delighted that the courts did their dirty work for them. It would have been politically dangerous to do it without the courts involvement. Let's see if the Justice Department appeals the decision on behalf of the administration, then you might have a point.
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As I've before, those who motivated by emotionalism will ignore the facts, and believe whatever fictions are needed to maintain their bigoted opinions
 
CanadaJohn said:
I'm sure you'll be proven right when the Justice Department files the appeal.
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The fact remains that the only argument you have is based on things that haven't happened. You have demonstrated that you have no reasonable objections to the rules as they exist now, and the only potential objection you have is if Plan B is someday covered by insurance when purchased OTC - an issue that has nothing to do with parental notification. In fact, such an act would make a childs purchase of MAPs be more likely to be discovered by the childs' parents.
 
sangha said:
As I've before, those who motivated by emotionalism will ignore the facts, and believe whatever fictions are needed to maintain their bigoted opinions
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This is another interesting statement. Please explain where there is bigotry when people are concerned about some judge ruling that children below age of consent should be making their own medical/sexual decisions.
 
sangha said:
Age of consent laws apply to sex, not to purchasing a MAP
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If someone is purchasing a morning after pill, then they had sex obviously.
 
sangha said:
The fact remains that the only argument you have is based on things that haven't happened. You have demonstrated that you have no reasonable objections to the rules as they exist now, and the only potential objection you have is if Plan B is someday covered by insurance when purchased OTC - an issue that has nothing to do with parental notification. In fact, such an act would make a childs purchase of MAPs be more likely to be discovered by the childs' parents.
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See, this is where your lack of reading comprehension skills hurt you. What "objections" have I stated, reasonable or otherwise? I simply stated an opinion and a prediction. You may want to look up the definition of "prediction" - unless I'm mistaken, predictions are usually based on things that haven't yet happened.
 
CanadaJohn said:
See, this is where your lack of reading comprehension skills hurt you. What "objections" have I stated, reasonable or otherwise? I simply stated an opinion and a prediction. You may want to look up the definition of "prediction" - unless I'm mistaken, predictions are usually based on things that haven't yet happened.
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That's right! Run away from the myriad of objections (none reasonable) to this policy that you have posted.
 
sangha said:
This one



Yes, but it's not a pharmacists job to enforce those laws.
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I mean before that smart ass.

You really need to learn how to argue without the intellectual dishonesty. It just makes you look petty and childish.
 
sangha said:
That's right! Run away from the myriad of objections (none reasonable) to this policy that you have posted.
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I'll help you out a bit - here's the first thing I posted on this thread - #63

I don't know what's right or wrong with this issue, but it sure makes a person feel sad about the depths to which our society has sunk when people are going to court so young teens can get abortion pills.
 
ChrisL said:
I mean before that smart ass.

You really need to learn how to argue without the intellectual dishonesty. It just makes you look petty and childish.
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Before that?

Every time a young child takes an OTC medication they bought on their own.
 
sangha said:
Before that?

Every time a young child takes an OTC medication they bought on their own.
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Why do you think it's necessary for this pill to be available to children of ALL ages?
 
ChrisL said:
Why do you think it's necessary for this pill to be available to children of ALL ages?
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I don't think it's necessary. I think it's beneficial because it will prevent females from having unwanted pregnancies
 
sangha said:
I don't think it's necessary. I think it's beneficial because it will prevent females from having unwanted pregnancies
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Don't you think that if an underaged child becomes sexually active and/or pregnant, that it is a smart idea that parents know about it? Or do you think that it's harmless if children are sexually active?
 
ChrisL said:
Don't you think that if an underaged child becomes sexually active and/or pregnant, that it is a smart idea that parents know about it? Or do you think that it's harmless if children are sexually active?
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I think that is some case, it would be best for the parents to be informed, and in other cases, it would not. I think that it's best if we do not require pharmacists to make that decision

And again, making Plan B OTC for females under 17 says nothing about their sexual activity aside from acknowledging that it happens.
 
I guess we could legally reach into the womb now with a pair of tweezers and feed the pill to the fetus, then it could self-abort and no one would have to feel guilty.
 
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