FDA changes Plan B packaging to clarify that it is not an abortion pill

Photo caption: In this photo illustration, PlanB one-step emergency contraceptive is displayed on June 30, 2022 in San Anselmo, California.Photo credit: Justin Sullivan | Getty Images. Article by Ashley Capoot. CNBC – December 24, 2022.

Key Points:

• The Food and Drug Administration is changing the informational packaging of the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B One-Step, to clarify that it is not an abortion pill.
• Plan B works by stopping or delaying the release of an egg from the ovary, not by causing an abortion, the agency said.
• It is an over-the-counter drug that can be taken as a backup method of birth control to reduce the chance of pregnancy after unprotected sex. […]

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