The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which represents nearly 50,000 physicians, is sponsoring the "Ask Me" campaign to ensure that women have access to emergency contraception when they need it (within 72 hours after intercourse).
According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, the physicians are urging members to write EC prescriptions to their sexually active patients of childbearing age if they would like an advance prescription for the morning-after pill at every visit.
The organization has criticized FDA for delaying its decision to approve an application for nonprescription sales of Barr Laboratories' EC Plan B,
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