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Seen in the NYC subway... (Original Post) brooklynite May 2022 OP
K&r Demovictory9 May 2022 #1
Never see that poster in a red state! KS Toronado May 2022 #2
True. But a city like NYC gets visitors wnylib May 2022 #6
IDK. Many large urban areas, even in red states, lean blue MyMission May 2022 #13
Looks legit Warpy May 2022 #3
Some may have expiration dates though. Justice matters. May 2022 #5
Usually expiration dates for meds wnylib May 2022 #7
And only because they are required by law. Most meds don't expire. erronis May 2022 #14
But the average person does not have wnylib May 2022 #15
The army has done testing on many meds Meowmee May 2022 #9
Thanks. I'll try to find links about that. Justice matters. May 2022 #11
Manufacturing expiration dates tell you when potency decreases measurably Warpy May 2022 #17
Gotta love NYC housecat May 2022 #4
Better stock up now Meowmee May 2022 #8
Plan C was founded by public health researchers, social justice activists and digital strategists. Brother Buzz May 2022 #10
K n R n Bookmark Justice matters. May 2022 #12
K&R smirkymonkey May 2022 #16
The words of the Prophet edhopper May 2022 #18

wnylib

(21,487 posts)
6. True. But a city like NYC gets visitors
Sun May 8, 2022, 06:32 PM
May 2022

from everywhere, including red states. And NY residents who see that poster can put the website on social media. Word gets out and gets around.

MyMission

(1,850 posts)
13. IDK. Many large urban areas, even in red states, lean blue
Sun May 8, 2022, 06:59 PM
May 2022

Cities with mass transit might see something like that, just not on a large scale.
Stickers that could be placed anywhere. This is war.

I grew up in NYC, riding the subway, and saw a lot of posters and ads that were startling, thought provoking, silly. And saw.a lot of stickers placed to be noticed.

Very pleased to see that ad in the NYC subway system.

Warpy

(111,277 posts)
3. Looks legit
Sun May 8, 2022, 06:09 PM
May 2022

It will ,pst ;ole;u be pme pf ,amu. all over the country.

PLain padded USPS envelope, no one will ever know.

I would suggest to women who live in slave states that they order before they need it, just in case it gets intercepted.

erronis

(15,303 posts)
14. And only because they are required by law. Most meds don't expire.
Sun May 8, 2022, 07:17 PM
May 2022

If someone finds a source that definitively and accurately describes which types of medications should have certain expiration dates, please post.

Many of the expiration dates are for liability CYA.

Some of the others are to get consumers to toss perfectly effective meds and get new ones.

wnylib

(21,487 posts)
15. But the average person does not have
Sun May 8, 2022, 07:29 PM
May 2022

the knowledge of chemistry or of what is in their new to judge whether or not it is chemically still stable after a given time, whether it is effective, or whether it could be harmful if taken. So most people will not take a chance on a medicine labelled out of date.

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)
9. The army has done testing on many meds
Sun May 8, 2022, 06:39 PM
May 2022

In dry forms the majority last for many years longer than the expiration dates.

Warpy

(111,277 posts)
17. Manufacturing expiration dates tell you when potency decreases measurably
Sun May 8, 2022, 09:32 PM
May 2022

and generally speaking, we're talking about tiny amounts, just measurable. The variation is extremely wide.

Pharmacy expiration dates are a joke, potency for a lot of drugs is measured in years. Pharmacies generally just write them for a year past the date the prescription is filled, telling you nothing

The two drugs in question are mifepristone and misoprostol.

I did find the latter, tablets at or just past their expired period and which had been stored at 40C or 104F and found no decline in potency. The tablets were obtained via the WHO in Malawi and tested in Germany. Offhand I'd say they're fine in intact packaging at lower temperatures.

Mifepristone has been a little harder to find, I'm on page 10 and my eyes are giving up. About the only useful thing I saw was keeping the packaging intact until use, usually a blister pack. If I can find something more constructive, I'll edit.

Offhand, I'd tend to say a supply could be kept for at least the 2-3 years suggested by the manufacturer. It is something that could be kept on hand. I'd just keep it out of sight of a nosy MIL or preacher and probably the cops in slave states.

Misoprostol: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0238628

Jesus H Christ, it's like pulling teeth out there. Mifepristone has a shelf life of 5 years. https://www.truthorfiction.com/shelf-life-of-mifepristone-and-misoprostol/ Decent search terms got me bioavailabilty and in vivo half life but nothing on its stability at various temperatures. I had to do a dumbass search to find it.

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)
8. Better stock up now
Sun May 8, 2022, 06:38 PM
May 2022

In case it soon becomes illegal to mail them etc. I hope they last a long time. The problem will be if someone has a complication etc. and needs to go to seek help at an er etc.

I think they are exceedingly safe though with no deaths ever reported.

Someone’s mother was sentenced to jail for giving them to her daughter in PA.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-pennsylvania-abortion/pennsylvania-mother-who-gave-daughter-abortion-pill-gets-prison-idUSKBN0H10IR20140906


I predict now no one will tell anyone they are pregnant anymore because they will start trying to charge/ arrest pregnant people who have miscarriages as well.

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)
10. Plan C was founded by public health researchers, social justice activists and digital strategists.
Sun May 8, 2022, 06:46 PM
May 2022

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