{"id":1478418,"date":"2022-05-17T15:14:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1478418"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:14:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T19:14:52","slug":"fact-check-do-plan-b-pills-come-inside-pregnancy-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-do-plan-b-pills-come-inside-pregnancy-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Do Plan B Pills Come Inside Pregnancy Tests?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-do-plan-b-pills-come-inside-pregnancy-tests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1478418&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/red.lyfe.17\/posts\/1007543259847765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Plan B pills are included inside pregnancy tests.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Experts have confirmed that Plan B pills are not included in pregnancy tests. The pill found inside is a moisture-absorbing desiccant tablet.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggests the court will overturn <a href=\"https:\/\/tile.loc.gov\/storage-services\/service\/ll\/usrep\/usrep410\/usrep410113\/usrep410113.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roe v. Wade<\/a>, a 1973 ruling that established federal protections for abortion through the first trimester of pregnancy, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/05\/02\/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a>. Legal experts warn that legal protection of birth control could be threatened if the ruling is reversed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/ramifications-of-post-roe-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wired<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p>The leaked draft opinion has sparked widespread discussion about birth control. One Facebook post claims that Plan B, an emergency contraceptive, can be found inside a pregnancy test.\u00a0\u201cWhy no one tell me Plan B\u2019s come inside Pregnancy Test?\u201d reads the post.<\/p>\n<p>Similar allegations have circulated the internet for some time, including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iiamnano\/status\/1156322203568410624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1156322203568410624%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.snopes.com%2Ffact-check%2Fpregnancy-tests-plan-b%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">videos<\/a> that show individuals pulling tablets out of pregnancy tests. The tablet, however, is not a Plan B pill but a moisture-absorbing desiccant tablet, according to experts and pregnancy test manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClearblue pregnancy tests do NOT contain Plan B,\u201d explains a 2019 Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Clearblue\/posts\/2456447144415274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a> from home diagnostics manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearblue.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clearblue<\/a>. \u201cAll our tests contain a small desiccant tablet which is included to absorb moisture and SHOULD NOT BE EATEN.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/05\/09\/fact-check-plan-b-ban-missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Has Plan B Been Banned In Missouri?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Karan Rajan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/nhs-doctor-warns-against-dangerous-23786548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">doctor<\/a> with the UK\u2019s National Health Service (NHS), warned viewers in an April 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dr.karanr\/video\/7085451000642931973?is_copy_url=1&#038;is_from_webapp=v1&#038;refer=embed&#038;referer_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.snopes.com%2F&#038;referer_video_id=7085451000642931973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TikTok<\/a> post not to ingest the tablet. \u201cThey are a desiccant tablet used to absorb and hold moisture to extend a shelf life of a pregnancy test,\u201d the doctor explained.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acog.org\/about\/leadership-and-governance\/leadership-team?utm_source=redirect&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=int\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Christopher Zahn<\/a>, chief of clinical practice at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, agreed the viral claim was misinformation. \u201cThis claim is false,\u201d said Zahn in a statement to Check Your Fact. \u201cThe spread of medical misinformation, myths, and fallacies is harmful for patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmergency contraception is not included in pregnancy tests,\u201d said Megan Freeland, a Planned Parenthood spokesperson, in an email to Check Your Fact. \u201cIt\u2019s important to note that emergency contraception does not end an existing pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims Plan B pills are included inside pregnancy tests.Verdict: False Experts have confirmed that Plan B pills are not included in pregnancy tests. 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