You'll Soon Be Able to Buy 'Plan B' as Easily as You Buy Cough Drops Sydney Lupkin - ABC News
go to original April 7, 2013

Morning-After Pill: No Prescription, All Ages (Newsy)

The "morning-after" pill, also known as Plan B, could land on drugstore shelves right next to the condoms and cough drops as early as May.

A federal judge Friday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow emergency contraception, such as Plan B, to be sold over-the-counter. In his ruling, Judge Edward Korman repeatedly referred to the "bad faith" that resulted in restricted access to the drug in the past.

Currently, women under 17 need a prescription to purchase emergency contraception. Although women 17 and older don't need a prescription, the morning after pill is available only behind the pharmacy counter and an ID is required. The FDA can appeal the ruling.

... The ruling comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the FDA when it recommended that emergency contraception be sold over the counter in December 2011. The FDA spent 10 months reviewing scientific data before making its decision, but Sebelius said there wasn't enough data to declare the product safe.

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