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Emergency contraception is often confused with abortion pills – here's how Plan B and other generic versions work to prevent pregnancy

  • Written by Amie Ashcraft, Service Assistant Professor in Family Medicine, West Virginia University
imageMorning-after pills are most effective when taken within three days after sex.Ian Hooton/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022 and the end of constitutional protection for abortion, emergency contraception has become more difficult to obtain and – more than ever – shrouded in...

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