Morning-After Pill Controversy Mounts

December 2006 | Company News Alert

Free distribution of the morning-after pill is still not available in many parts of Chile despite recent court victories by Health Ministry (Minsa) against challenges to the controversial treatment. Furthermore, the only company with a registration for the product has stopped making it, presumably because of lack of demand. Currently, women can only get the drug at some government-run clinics, and opponents to the morning-after pill continue to challenge Minsa's policy. BMI is optimistic that the drug will be made widely available but cautions that it may take some

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