Judge Defies Obama, Wants Morning-After Pill Available For All Ages

A federal judge continued his criticism of the Obama administration's attempts to delay making the morning-after pill available to all women, of any age, without a prescription.

A federal judge continued his criticism of the Obama administration's attempts to delay making the morning-after pill available to all women, of any age, without a prescription.
The FDA approved the sale of the morning-after pill without a prescription, but only to women aged 15 and older. The move comes three weeks after a federal judge ruled the FDA must make the pill available over-the-counter for all ages.
A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that the FDA must make the "morning-after" pill available over the counter for all ages, rather than requiring a prescription for girls 16 and under. This ruling is the latest breakthrough in a decade-long argument about who should have access to this birth control and under what…
This story out of Halifax is ostensibly intended to inform readers that oral contraceptive users who experience vomiting or diarrhea after taking their pills should use back-up methods of protection in order to prevent pregnancy.