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There’s Now a New Low-Cost Emergency Contraception Vending Machine on the Medical Campus
Oct 21, 2024 | By Alene Bouranova in BU Today
Featuring MSFC's Chapter at the Boston University Medical Campus.
Students on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) now have access to low-cost emergency contraception, courtesy of a collaboration among students, Student Health Services (SHS), Student Affairs at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, and BU Vending Services.
BU Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) worked closely with these groups to install a vending machine in the basement of the BUMC Instructional Building that dispenses a generic form of the Plan B morning-after pill for just $10, marking an important step toward expanding reproductive health resources on BU’s campuses. (Learn more about how Plan B and other forms of emergency contraception work here.)…
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