"Morning after Pill" which is deadly to newly conceived child and harmful to women, will be available on the shelves without a prescription or a pharmacist's consultation.
TORONTO, May 16 2008 - Canada's National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) will make it possible for all pharmacies across Canada to distribute the drug levonorgestrel (morning after pill) without a prescription or a pharmacist's cautions. NAPRA is only an advisory body and provincial and territorial pharmacy regulatory authorities will have the final say.
"This drug is a double dose birth control pill which is a hazard to women's health, yet neither the pharmacists nor Health Canada seems to care. Even the regular birth control pill causes blood clots and strokes," said Jim Hughes, National President of Campaign Life Coalition (CLC). "The morning after pill also prevents a newly conceived child from implanting in the uterus, resulting in the death of the child. Promoters are trying to deceive the public into believing that this is not an abortifacient and that it is safe for women."
"The Pharmacy authorities are trying to provide a magic pill to young people who act irresponsibly sexually to solve their problems," said Mary Ellen Douglas, National Organizer of Campaign Life Coalition. "Who will take responsibility when a young woman develops a blood clot and dies?" she asked.
Campaign Life Coalition calls on the federal government which has abdicated its authority in this matter to instruct Health Canada to reverse this decision to prevent the deaths of women as well as their newly conceived children.
For further information: Media Contact: Mary Ellen Douglas, CLC National Organizer, Kingston, (613) 389-4472 or 1-800-730-5358; Elena Repka, CLC Toronto, (416) 204-9749