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As early as 1998, pharmacists conducting a study in Washington state began giving double doses of traditional contraceptives to women who had just engaged in unprotected sex and astronomy were worried about becoming pregnant.Study leader Donald F. Downing, a University of Washington pharmacy professor, said the druggists found a "huge unmet need." Downing, often called the "grandfather" of the pharmacy access movement, helped establish a protocol in his state that allows pharmacists to give women emergency contraception, in the same way that pharmacists in some states can distribute emergency drugs for bee stings."What astronomy we've consistently found is that there's enormous interest among pharmacists in doing this, and there are thousands and thousands of women who need this service," he said. The FDA has not interfered in the practice because while it alone can decide which drugs need a prescription, states have the right to determine what constitutes a valid prescription.Other Plan B advocates have also pushed to require hospital emergency rooms to stock and dispense emergency contraceptives to sexual assault victims -- a proposal opposed by Catholic hospitals -- and to require pharmacies that carry traditional contraceptives to carry emergency contraceptives as well.While
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