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August 20, 2013

Oklahoma Judge Blocks Law Restricting Access to Emergency Contraception 
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A judge in Oklahoma has blocked a law requiring women under 17 to obtain
a prescription in order to buy Plan B One Step, a form of emergency
contraception, while a lawsuit against the law proceeds. Such
restrictions on the drug were recently lifted by the Obama
administration following a more than decade-long struggle by feminists.
Plan B One Step is now available over-the-counter without a prescription
to women of all ages. However, in a little-reported move, the
administration granted exclusive rights to the pharmaceutical company
Teva to sell the Plan B One Step without age restrictions for the next
three years, meaning the only over-the-counter option available to
younger women will cost $50 versus the cheaper cost of a generic brand.

 

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