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‘Morning-after pill’ advocates take their case to Obama’s science adviser

Advocates for unfettered access to the “morning-after pill” Plan B One-Step took their case to President Obama’s chief science adviser Friday, asking him to find out the basis for the administration’s controversial decision last month to continue requiring that young girls get the drug only by prescription.

 

HHS overrules FDA, blocks over-the-counter Plan B for younger teens

Plan B Emergency Contraceptive

The emergency contraceptive Plan B will not be made available over-the-counter to younger teens, the Food and Drug Administration announced today, exposing a rift between the agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

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