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New Plan B vending machine installed at BU Medical Campus
Sep 11, 2024 | By Samantha Genzer in The Daily Free Press
Boston University Medical Campus installed a Plan B vending machine, marking an advancement in the accessibility of emergency contraception for students.
The initiative was led by Anisha Patel, a third-year medical student, alongside a team from the BU Medical Students for Choice chapter at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. The team includes third-year student Kendra Lujan, fourth-year students Margaux Zimmerman, Hannah Nguyen and Eesha Sachdeva and recently graduated student Erika Rodriguez…
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