How to Use morning-after pill in a Sentence

morning-after pill

noun
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  • Wait, is that the same thing as the morning-after pill?
    — Anna Borges, SELF, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Here’s a quick primer on how the morning-after pill works.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Jan. 2019
  • Your quick guide to the morning-after pill—straight from experts.
    — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 10 Feb. 2023
  • In 2021, someone raised the issue of the morning-after pill in a meeting.
    — Mattie Kahn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Honduras banned the sale of the morning-after pill in 2009; Castro promised during her run for office to end the ban.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • For many, Plan B has been hailed as a miracle, morning-after pill.
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022
  • The morning-after pill is less effective in people who weigh more than 155 pounds.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Oct. 2021
  • If Roe could be overturned, would the Supreme Court take on contraception next — even the morning-after pill?
    — New York Times, 29 June 2022
  • It’s stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill.
    — Ed Komenda, Fortune Well, 1 July 2023
  • Does this debate affect access to the morning-after pill?
    — Perry Stein, Amber Phillips and David Ovalle, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • As with every morning-after pill, Julie has side effects too.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Several companies sell the drug in the US, for prices that range from $10 to $50 apiece, but Plan B has the largest market share and is a de-facto synonym for the morning-after pill.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 30 June 2022
  • Among the best-known of these is Plan B, an emergency contraceptive pill that’s also known as the morning-after pill.
    — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 10 Feb. 2023
  • In September, a new morning-after pill hit the shelves in all 4,500 Walmart stores nationwide.
    — Mattie Kahn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Volunteers with EZ EC — founded last year — deliver four to five orders of the morning-after pill per week.
    — Mattie Kahn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • For a beat, contraceptives and morning-after pills were handed out at her concerts.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Apr. 2024
  • With TikTok videos, bright colors and sleek packaging, the morning-after pill is getting a rebrand—one aimed at Gen Z consumers.
    — Chavie Lieber, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2022
  • In the chat, Lynn asked for advice on answering questions about in vitro fertilization and the morning-after pill.
    — Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2022
  • First a condom broke and then, despite using the morning-after pill, a pregnancy test came back positive.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Chron, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Student advocates attributed the cost of the morning-after pill as a barrier to access.
    — Itzel Luna, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • Buddy comedy meets road trip movie in Natalie Morales’ charming film about two South Dakotan teens’ panicked, chaotic search for the morning-after pill.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2022
  • For All are working to remove the stigma and shame frequently associated with the morning-after pill.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Women working for those companies would be able to get morning-after pills and IUDs from other sources, such as the government or private insurers.
    — Maureen Groppe, Indianapolis Star, 6 Oct. 2017
  • It’s stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill, according to The Associated Press.
    — Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 2 July 2023
  • Also known as the morning-after pill, Plan B is a progesterone medication that delays ovulation to help prevent a pregnancy in the first place.
    — Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022
  • Think about it as the right for each person to make intimate decisions about heart and home, decisions about the right to start a family, including contraception and the morning-after pill.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2022
  • There are two types of morning-after pills: A brand called Ella uses the drug ulipristal acetate to delay ovulation, and according to Planned Parenthood, is the most effective type of morning-after pill.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 18 July 2019
  • Emergency contraception such as the morning-after pill is not available through PlushCare.
    — Ashley Ziegler, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Councilor Ted Gatsas asked whether the contracts would allow a 14-year-old girl to get an emergency contraceptive — the morning-after pill — at a pharmacy without parental consent.
    — Fox News, 27 July 2022
  • At some shows, fans could grab free morning-after pills, condoms and lube; however, funds were reportedly asked recently to stop offering those items at concerts.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024

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