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April 8, 2013

Federal Judge Strikes Down Age Limit on Morning-After Pill 
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A federal judge has ruled the emergency contraception "morning-after
pill" must be available to everyone without a prescription, not just to
those 17 and older. The ruling overturns the Obama administration's 2011
move blocking the Food and Drug Administration's effort to make the Plan
B One-Step available over the counter to women of all ages. It was the
first time a health secretary had ever overruled the FDA in U.S.
history. On Friday, Judge Edward Korman of Federal District Court
rejected the administration's move as "politically motivated,
scientifically unjustified, and contrary to agency precedent." In a
statement, the Center for Reproductive Rights, a plaintiff in the case
said: "Science has finally prevailed over politics, to the benefit of
millions of women across the United States."

 

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