Meaning of morning-after pill | Babel Free

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A contraceptive in the form of a pill taken shortly after sexual intercourse.

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“Dr. Morris and his colleagues have reported on one experimental compound designed specifically to be a morning-after pill.”

“These policy efforts confuse the public into thinking that the morning-after pill, which is simply a super-dose of the regular pill, is the same as mifepristone, the abortion pill.”

“Even after a girl has sex, it's not too late to prevent her from dropping an egg. That's what the morning-after pill does.”

“A federal judge on Friday ordered that the most common morning-after pill be made available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger.”

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