Non Fluffy Wicca

Hooray for my home state! Even as solidly republican as NH can be, they voted the correct way. Kudos to my mom, the NH State Legislator who also voted for this important bill even though she is a republican :-). Way to go, MA.

Concord Monitor Online: "N ew Hampshire will soon become the seventh state in the nation where women can obtain emergency contraception without a prescription. After a months-long debate touching on religion, medicine, parental rights and reproductive choice, the House voted yesterday to allow specially-trained pharmacists to dispense the drug. The Senate endorsed the bill last month, and Democratic Gov. John Lynch says he'll sign it into law. Women's health groups lauded yesterday's vote, saying it will prevent unwanted pregnancies and reduce abortions. But conservative lawmakers and religious groups were troubled. Some feared teens will have easy access to the drug, while others said they couldn't support the bill because they believe emergency contraception is a form of abortion. 'It's kill me now, or kill me later,' said Rep. Kathleen Souza, a Manchester Republican. Often called the 'morning after pill,' the drug delivers a concentrated dose of the hormone levonorgestrel, which works in one of three ways: blocking the release of an egg, preventing fertilization, or stopping a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterine wall. To work, a woman must take it within 72-hours of unprotected sex."

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