US university dispenses 'morning-after' pill from vending machine The vending machine appears to be the only one in the US that dispenses the morning-after pill, which can prevent pregnancy if taken soon after sex. The machine has been in place at the university for about two years. The US Food and Drug Administration is contacting state officials and the university to gather facts, agency spokeswoman Stephanie Yao said Tuesday. Some experts see a worrisome trend in making drugs like Plan B, which is kept behind the pharmacy counter, available in a vending machine. Alexandra Stern, a professor of the history of medicine at the University of Michigan, said she wasn't questioning a woman's right to have access to Plan B, but whether making it so easily available is a good idea. "Perhaps it is personalized medicine taken too far," she said. It's part of the general trend that drugs are available for consumers without interface with a pharmacist or doctors. This trend has serious pitfalls. Some religious conservatives consider the emergency contraceptive tantamount to an abortion drug - but 85 per cent of students at Shippensburg said they believed the vending machine should be implemented.