the ECP pills on television so that consumers can become more aware of this pill as an option for them in emergency situations. Although the state of Pennsylvania has made steps to get the word out about the ECP pills by involving all of the Family Planning Clinics in a system that provides medication information about the ECP pills to every patient that wishes to receive the pills (Stewart 12). This is a good step to take, but other states need to start advertising the ECP pills. There are organizations that promote the availability of ECP pills, but they also do not advertise as much as they need to. The American Society For Emergency Contraception is an organization that was established in 1997 (Consortium For Emergency Contraception 1). This group wants to get information out to people about the ECP pills, and to inform people that have wrong conceptions about the ECP pills.The ECP is an effective drug, but how will it help decrease the high rate of teen pregnancy in the USA? Due to the high rates of abortions within the first trimester of pregnancies and chemical abortions induced by using the RU-486 pill, the ECP pill is the right step to take in combating teen pregnancy. If more teenagers and consumers were aware completely about the ECP pill, and how it works, then more teenagers would take advantage of using this pill. If this pill was advertised on television, radio and in magazines the word about this pill would get out to teenagers. If more doctors prescribed this pill, then the rate of teen pregnancy would drop. 99% of obstetricians, gynecologists, nurse practitioners, and physicians believe the ECP pills to be safe and effective. Yet only about 15% of them have discussed the ECP pills with their patients (Stewart 2). Of the same group of people about 50% of physicians had not prescribed ECP pill at all in the past year (Stewart 2). If these doctors would discuss the ECP pill with their patients, especially th...
