state of the reproductive union

[wavyarms]

I don't think I posted about this at the time, but I probably should have. Regardless, some of you were probably aware of the problems that blogger BB at the Den of the Biting Beaver (who lives in Ohio) had when she tried to get emergency contraception. She eventually did get her hands on Plan B, but worried that the delay would interfere with the drug's efficacy. And it turns out she worried with cause, because now she writes that the EC failed.

She deserves mad props for being willing to publish her experiences on her blog. She obviously set herself up for a great deal of hate-mail, in all possible forms. And it's worth signal-boosting this story, I think, so that people know what kinds of problems women are still facing, even though the FDA approved Plan B.

I got this story from Broadsheet on Salon.com. They provide a pretty good summary of the situation. I advise going there for details.

Comments

[wavyarms.livejournal.com]

That's funny, b/c I only read the Salon article too, and then when you posted that, I was like, "Oh, crap, now I actually have to know what I'm talking about and go read what she wrote." So yes, in context, she puts a lot more emphasis on why she's feeling the way she is, and how it has to do with outside attacks (mostly on the blog) more than anything. It's an answer to a friend of hers, actually, who was venting frustration about not liking hearing fetuses referred to in derogatory ways, and BB is talking about how she feels about her fetus, and why she refers to it in derogatory ways, so it's sort of part of a larger blog-discussion, I guess. You're right that out-of-context it's more disturbing, b/c she doesn't explain that she knows where her frustration is coming from, and it's not inside her body.

As for the other, it's kind of a minor inconvenience to have to drive to the drug store at night, right? Beyond that, I think that inconveniencing irresponsible people isn't a good enough reason for inconveniencing the responsible people along with them. Also, as you say, irresponsible people probably don't need any help to have unsafe sex, they're probably already doing it.

Besides, we all fall somewhere in between responsible and irresponsible anyways. Nobody's consistent.