President George W. Bush said on Monday he supports restricting access to emergency contraception for minors. "I believe that Plan B ... ought to require a prescription for minors. That's what I believe," Bush said at a news conference.

Plan B, approved as a prescription in 1999, is a set of two hormone pills that can prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of sexual intercourse. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood and the American Medical Association, say easing access will lead to fewer abortions. The FDA says Plan B works mainly by blocking the release of an egg from an ovary. The drug also may prevent an egg and sperm from uniting.

Personally, I endorse the Plan B pill. In a recent post entitled "Government To Consider OTC Sell of Morning-After Pill", I discussed what exactly this pill does and how it works. I am still a supporter of this pill which is why I disagree with the President's statement regarding it.

I do not think this pill should require a prescription for minors, and let me tell you why. A pregnancy for a minor whether in high school or college is a life changing experience. In most cases, this change is not for the good. An unwanted pregnancy is not something young people want to have. I think this pill should be made extremely easy for women of all age groups to receive if they want it. Just think about this for a second. By allowing this pill to be distributed to anyone that wants it, it will greatly reduce the number for abortions because this makes a better alternative possible. This will also reduce the number of single mothers that have to raise a child of an unwanted pregnancy, and everyone knows just how difficult that is in today's world.

To sum up everything, I think Plan B should be distributed on a wide scale without the need of a prescription. This will greatly reduce the number of abortions and single mothers of an unwanted pregnancy. This is a great alternative that needs to be considered much to the opposition of what Conservative's and the President's agenda for it is.