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05/17/2002 Archived Entry: "Crap! You're pregnant!"
The morning after pill (aka Plan B) doesn't always work.
I know this because a friend of mine (who shall remain nameless) became pregnant after using it. What horrible horrible luck. A condom breaks... go to the clinic and get emergency contraception... then a few weeks later find out you're still pregnant. You've taken all the precautions... done everything right... just the way you're supposed to. What are the chances? Very tiny. So the born-again virgins and those against sex-ed in schools are right - at least in one sense. Abstinence is the only 100% effective form of birth control (except for virgin births of course...).
But how realistic is it for most people. Not very realistic. So anyone that has a mistake, a broken condom, rape, or whatever... I still encourage you to go to your family doctor or the local Planned Parenthood clinic for the morning after pill. It's still your best chance for preventing pregnancy, despite the experience of my friend.