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Sharon Camp, Pioneer of Plan B, Passes at 81

11/14/2025

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Sharon Camp, a leader in women’s reproductive health and the mother of Plan B, died October 25 at age 81 in La Plata, Maryland.
She founded a small pharmaceutical company to bring the emergency contraceptive pill to market.
Plan B gained over-the-counter approval in 2006 after opposition from anti-choice groups and funding difficulties.
Camp retired from the Guttmacher Institute in 2013.

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Sharon Camp, a leader in women’s reproductive health and the mother of Plan B, died October 25 at age 81 in La Plata, Maryland.
She founded a small pharmaceutical company to bring the emergency contraceptive pill to market.
Plan B gained over-the-counter approval in 2006 after opposition from anti-choice groups and funding difficulties.
Camp retired from the Guttmacher Institute in 2013.