Plan B Vending Machine in Boston Goes Viral
According to NBC Boston, a group of Boston University students set up vending machines to distribute emergency contraceptive pills to students at low prices. Plan B, also known as the morning after pill, is a form of emergency contraception that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or when another contraceptive method fails.
The vending machine is installed alongside other vending machines selling drinks and snacks in the basement of Boston University's student union, he reported NBC Boston. The machine contains a box of levonorgestrel, a generic version of Plan B.
The box retails for $7.25 and the machine accepts all major credit cards. The charges are listed on your bank statement as ''vending machines and snacks''.
Reproductive Freedom students decided to install the machine after seeing a similar machine at Brandeis University, news agency reported. sold contraceptives. Students can also use emergency contraception through the university's student health department. The Student Health Department orders machine contraceptives.
''We just wanted something cheap and easily available,'' her Charlotte Beatty, former co-president of Students for Reproductive Freedom, told NBC Boston.
''No need to take a train across town. No need to call a doctor,'' she said. ''It's right there, ready to go when you need it.''
Demand for emergency contraception has increased since the Supreme Court overturned her Roe decision. Some retailers impose limits on the number of units that can be purchased at one time.
''Beating Law made us even more proud to offer this service to people in our community,'' Molly Baker, another former co-president of the group, told NBC Boston.
Recently, an image of a vending machine went viral on social media.
Rebecca His Heart His Holder, executive director of the news channel, Reproductive Equity His Now, said:
Reproductive Equity Now, a Boston-based reproductive health nonprofit, recently honored a group of Boston University students at its annual gala. Emergency contraception is still legal, but people are concerned about the impact Law's upset could have on future cases of access to contraception, Hart Holder said.
''We must fight and plan for countries that limit access to contraception. This is a chilling statement,'' she said.
A Boston University student group is now helping students at other schools who want a Plan B machine, and has released a resource guide to help other students. They hope to add vending machines to the campus in the future to store different types of drugs.
According to Today, Plan B contains high doses of progestin, a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone that helps regulate the menstrual cycle. You can take it every day, but it works best if you take it within 24 hours. Plan B does not cause abortions and does not affect existing pregnancies.
Plan B and its generic versions are available over-the-counter at most pharmacies and can be ordered online from major retailers. Plan B is typically $40-50 and the generic version is $11-45.
23 Dec 2022