Another Court Orders Obama Administration to Let All Women Buy the Morning After Pill Over the Counter
The Obama administration’s crusade to block over-the-counter access to emergency contraception for women of all ages has hit yet another road block. On Wednesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the administration to make two-pill versions of emergency contraception immediately available over the counter to women of all ages. The court will, however, hear arguments on limiting access to one-pill emergency contraception, including the popular Plan B One-Step.
In April, district Judge Edward Korman ordered the FDA to immediately lift restrictions on the morning-after pill. The Obama administration resisted, instead going forward with a more limited plan to lower the eligible age from 17 to 15. In a series of contemptuous opinions, Korman called the Obama administration’s defiance “an insult to the intelligence of women” and “a charade” meant to stall his original order.