‘Morning-after’ pill must be OTC, federal judge rules
A federal judge in New York City has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to permit the “morning-after” pill to be sold over-the-counter with no age restrictions. Previously, girls under the age of 17 had to obtain a prescription to buy the contraceptive.
According to Reuters,
In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Edward Korman said the FDA’s rejection of requests to remove age restrictions to obtain the pill was “arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable.”
The pill in question is Plan B, manufactured by Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. It’s been on the market since 1999, and Teva had petitioned the FDA to permit it to be sold OTC. The FDA agreed in 2011, but Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the agency’s decision.
Judge Korman has now overruled Sebelius.
Rightwing prudes are sure to go ballistic. (see below)
More details here edition.cnn.com and here nytimes.com
This report extensively quotes the judge’s ruling. courthousenews.com
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Glenn Beck’s The Blaze has already attracted some predictably nasty comments. For example,
13TH IMAM
Posted on April 5, 2013 at 10:41am
And it will be Nazi Law that says all religious based insurance will have to cover it. So Decrees Obamacare Seig Heil
DENKAT56
Posted on April 5, 2013 at 10:41am
What about abstaining from sex, I know its old fashioned , but it could work. Duct tape does too.
YANKI161
Posted on April 5, 2013 at 10:38am
Man: I don’t want this kid. You should have an abortion.
Woman: Well I’m having this baby and you have to pay.
Man: How would you like some scrambled eggs and coffee, dear? That’s right, eat it all up. What do you mean it tastes funny? What? Now you’re having cramps?