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To the Editor: Emergency contraception needs to be made more widely available. In his Sounding Board article, Grimes (Sept. 12 issue)¹ contends that it is less risky to have emergency contraception available over the counter than it is to require a prescription. He is not concerned about emergency contraception as a potential abortifacient. However, clinician involvement before the use of emergency contraception has several benefits, as follows.

First, a complete history is obtained to ensure that the patient meets all the criteria for the use of emergency contraception. Unfortunately, many patients do not read package inserts. Clearly, we do not . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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