Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he is not opposed to Plan B , the emergency contraception commonly known as the morning-after pill . Paul , a likely Republican presidential candidate , sponsored an anti-abortion bill in 2013 that defines life as beginning at fertilization . Democrats say the so-called `` Personhood '' measure would outlaw Plan B and other emergency contraceptives . Paul was asked about the matter during an appearance at the College of Charleston , one stop on a day-long college tour of South Carolina . `` If life starts at conception , should medicine that prevents conception like Plan B be legal ? , '' a woman asked him during a question-and-answer session here . Rand Paul talks marriage , contraception in Iowa . Paul at first gave a terse answer : `` I am not opposed to birth control , '' he said . After a pause , Paul elaborated . `` That 's basically what Plan B is , '' he said . `` Plan B is taking two birth control pills in the morning and two in the evening , and I am not opposed to that . '' A number of prominent social conservatives have condemned the morning-after pill as on-demand abortion drugs , sometimes confusing the contraceptive with RU-486 , which can be used to induce abortion . Paul stood by his answer after the event , when asked about the exchange by reporters . `` Plan B is taking birth control , '' he said . `` I am not against birth control and I do n't know many Republicans who would be indicating that they are against birth control . '' Paul also visited the University of South Carolina in Columbia and also made a stop in Myrtle Beach to meet with local Republicans .
Rand Paul says he 's not opposed to Plan B , an emergency contraception plan . Paul has previously supported a bill that protects women at conception . Some social scientists consider Plan B an illegal drug .