Reproductive health advocates have for years called on the FDA to remove the incorrect language, which has fueled anti-abortion claims that emergency contraception causes abortion.
Inaccurate language—which resulted from a 2006 compromise between anti-abortion activists and the FDA—has been removed from emergency contraceptive Plan B.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finallyof the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step, removing an inaccurate statement that the medication may function by blocking a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb.
“We are very glad that the FDA acknowledged the very solid science that exists and has existed for several years,” said Kelly Cleland, executive director of the. “I hope this will help to bolster access to emergency contraception and remove some of the barriers to use and access.” Plan B One-Step’s “drug facts” label has since 2006 stated that the pill might prevent “attachment of a fertilized egg to the uterus.” Numerous studies since then have shown that Plan B does not prevent implantation of a fertilized egg or in any way harm an existing pregnancy,
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Instead, the medication works by delaying ovulation and preventing sperm from fertilizing an egg.on their website, the FDA clearly states that Plan B One-Step does not cause abortion: “Plan B One-Step will not work if a person is already pregnant, meaning it will not affect an existing pregnancy. Plan B One-Step prevents pregnancy by acting on ovulation, which occurs well before implantation.
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