Are they using their cell phones to text their friends or a clinic for a “MAP” (morning after pill)?

As I walked in the teen café this morning I could hear the buzz all around the room about the “MAP” (morning after pill). Not only is everyone talking about it but text messages are keeping the cell phones vibrating about the way the doctors are dealing with it in the United Kingdom. They now have a pilot program for teen girls to text the health care clinic to ask questions about the pill and to get counseling. They feel that this is a way to at least get the girls to come in and talk about it and get the right information before making a big mistake.

The good news is that it is not for the girls to text and actually be given the pill but to get them to come in for an appointment. According to the BBC News Network, the pilot program will start in December and last for one year only. Girls, how do you feel about this? Do you think having clinics that teens can visit without their parents knowing is a good thing?

The buzz of course is all of the different views and what you think the pill is really for. Some are saying it can be used as a contraceptive, but is this accurate? There is a huge discussion concerning the time that lapses after taking it and does it really prevent you from becoming pregnant or is it actually killing the embryo and killing the baby. Wouldn’t this depend on how long you wait to take the pill after conception? It is believed that you can wait up to six weeks to actually take the pill. Does that make a difference now in how you view the “MAP”? The truth is that the same amount of hormones used in the “MAP” is used in oral contraceptives so could we be looking at a whole new way people view contraceptives.

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Peppermint Mocha

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