{"id":13339,"date":"2009-06-18T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T23:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13339"},"modified":"2023-01-27T17:38:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T01:38:43","slug":"rights-to-emergency-contraception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13339","title":{"rendered":"Rights to emergency contraception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edith Weisberg, Ian S Fraser<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/intljobgyn.jpg\" alt=\"International Journal of Gynecology &amp; Obstetrics\" class=\"wp-image-11152\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">International Journal of Gynecology &#038; Obstetrics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>Emergency contraception (EC) provides women with a safe means of preventing pregnancy following unprotected sexual intercourse or potential contraceptive failure, and is accepted as a legitimate method of fertility control. The right of women to access EC, along with other contraceptive methods, needs to be affirmed. The consequences of unintended pregnancy are serious, imposing appreciable burdens on children, women, men, and families. Every child has the right to be a wanted child and not enter this world because its mother was denied access to EC. For maximum effectiveness, barriers to access must be removed. It is essential that EC pills are available over-the-counter with no minimum age for access. There is a tension between the rights of women to access EC without medical or legal intervention and the rights of providers who have a conscientious objection to provision on religious or moral grounds. The principles of autonomy, non-maleficence, and beneficence all weigh in favor of the rights of a woman faced with the possibility of an unintended pregnancy to unrestricted access to EC against providers whose religious views are opposed to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Weisberg E, Fraser IS. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijgo.2009.03.031\">Rights to emergency contraception<\/a>. Int J Gynec  Obstet. 2009 Jun 18;106(2):160-163. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edith Weisberg, Ian S Fraser AbstractEmergency contraception (EC) provides women with a safe means of preventing pregnancy following unprotected sexual intercourse or potential contraceptive failure, and is accepted as a legitimate method of fertility control. The right of women to access EC, along with other contraceptive methods, needs to be affirmed. 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