Colleges Dispense ‘Morning-After’ Pills in Vending Machines, by Kathy Schiffer

The University of Connecticut has just installed a “Plan B” vending machine in the basement of the Student Union “in an effort to expand access to contraception.” Plan B is a recent development, a form of emergency contraception that is used within 72 hours after having unprotected sex. The University’s Student Health and Wellness Division explains Plan B contraception’s use and effectiveness on its website, claiming, in part, that Plan B is safe and effective, and that it reduces the risk of pregnancy by 89%.

I thought, when I read the article reporting on UConn’s distribution of birth control medications, that the University of Connecticut was alone in encouraging women to avoid pregnancy while not avoiding sexual activity. UConn is, as Fox News reports, the first college in the state of Connecticut to install a Plan B vending machine. …