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morning-after pill

[mawr-ning-af-ter pil] / ˈmɔr nɪŋˈæf tər ˌpɪl /


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The morning-after pill, known as emergency contraception, external, is medication designed to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The morning-after pill, which prevents pregnancy, is currently available only by prescription.

From Seattle Times Feb. 22, 2024

It’s stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill.

From Washington Times Jul. 1, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drafting recommendations for using it as a kind of morning-after pill for preventing STDs, said Dr. Leandro Mena, director of the agency’s STD prevention division.

From Seattle Times Apr. 11, 2023

Honduras, a largely Catholic Central American country, banned the use of the morning-after pill following a coup in 2009 that ousted Xiomara Castro's husband, then-President Manuel Zelaya.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2023




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