Plan B is a type of birth control that prevents pregnancy after unprotected sex, which is why it is sometimes called “emergency contraception,” “emergency birth control pills,” “the morning-after pill,” “the day after pill,” or “morning-after contraception.”

You can use emergency contraception (EC) right away—or up to five days after sex—if you think your birth control failed, you didn't use contraception or you were forced to have unprotected sex.

You need to get a prescription for Plan B, except if you live in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont and Washington State. If you live in one of these states, you can get Plan B directly from a pharmacist. If you don’t live in these states, you need to get a prescription for Plan B from a doctor or health care provider. Click here to find one near you.  

Women of any age can get Plan B over-the-counter (without a prescription) in ten states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont, Montana and Washington State. You can just walk up to the pharmacist and ask for it!

If the pharmacist won't sell it to you, then you can do something about it. First, contact your nearest Planned Parenthood health center at 1-800-230-PLAN (7526). They will definitely help you get Plan B. Next, tell your story and help other women get access to Plan B.

Plan B is now available over-the-counter (without a prescription) for men and women 18 and older across the United States. You can just go to a pharmacy and ask for it! If the pharmacist won't sell it to you, then you can do something about it. First, contact your nearest Planned Parenthood health center at 1-800-230-PLAN (7526). They will definitely help you get Plan B. Next, tell your story and help other women get access to Plan B.

A debate over Plan B has been raging for years. Family planning advocates, like Sex, Etc., have been trying to improve women's access to Plan B while other groups have been trying to limit it. After millions of men and women across the U.S. made phone calls, wrote letters and talked to their legislators over the past decade, they won a victory: For the first time ever Plan B is available over-the-counter to women and men 18 and over.

However, we know many of you are under 18 and don't live in those ten precious states that provide over-the-counter access to Plan B for teens, so there is still more to be done. Join us in the fight at www.advocatesforyouth.org.

Get more great information about Plan B at www.not-2-late.com.