ckless. The receptionist at the clinic is warm and friendly and after filling out paperwork we took our seat in the waiting room's plastic chairs. An hour later we were leaving the clinic. My friend never discussed what went on in the waiting room. To this day I still do not know if she recieved a physical exam or merely a series of questions or just a lecture. Regardless we left with two prescriptions. We were getting into the car feeling a little less lighter. Hoping that the stressful morning would soon be coming to a close and that my friend would be able to put this all behind her. Unfortunately that was about to change. We drove to a K Mart that seemed as far as we could get from our town. After handing over the prescription the pharmacist told us that they did not carry Preven, they did not carry any form of emergency contraceptives. We left and sat in our car dumbfounded. We drove for awhile unsure of what to do. We again called the women's clinic who were once again our saviors. They gave us a small list of pharmacies that would fill our prescriptions. We drove to the first name on the list. We walked inside and had both prescriptions filled, one for the Preven, and another for naseau. Almost five hours after our initial conversation the problem was finally solved. Hopefully, we still knew that the emergency contraceptive was only seventy four percent effective for those women that would actually have become pregnant (Advocates for Youth 1). Weeks later it was confirmed that my friend was not pregnant. If she would have concieved regardless of the emergency contraceptive is unknown. She confided in me that had she been pregnant she did not know if she could go through an abortion, yet never expressed any regrets about taking the pill. Before the ordeal of trying to obtain an emergency contraceptive I was indifferent on the issue. Now, I think that emergency contraceptives should not only have a greater availability but also be ...
