Federal judge rules morning-after pill must be available for women of all ages


(By Fox News)

A federal judge ruled Friday that the morning-after pill known as Plan B must be made available over the counter for women of all ages. The decision on the controversial subject comes after lengthy legal battles over who should have access to the pill and at what age. The Food and Drug Administration had initially decided to allow the emergency pill to be available for young teens. But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the FDA in late 2011, and the agency limited availability without a prescription to women 17 and older.  The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman ordered the FDA to make the pill, commonly referred to as the abortion pill, available for all ages. The decision means that unless the FDA appeals and is granted a stay, by this time next month a teenager 16 or under could walk into a local pharmacy and buy the pill off the shelf. Korman accused the FDA of “intolerable delays” in reviewing a petition seeking broad access to the drug, likening the process to an “administrative agency filibuster.” “The plaintiffs should not be forced to endure, nor should the agency’s misconduct be rewarded by, an exercise that permits the FDA to engage in further delays and obstruction,” he wrote. The FDA declined to comment on the ruling, describing it as an “ongoing legal matter.” Pill manufacturer Teva said it is “currently reviewing” the decision. “We have no additional comment at this time,” the company said. The judge ordered the change to be completed in a month. The opinion is sure to rile conservatives and other pro-life groups, who consider the morning-after pill — in many cases — to act as an abortion-inducing drug.

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  1. It’s fascinating that they choose to teach your youth to abortion pills and condomes.How about teaching them NO sex before marriage,how abour teaching them abstinence and Word of God?How about teaching them to repent of their sins and that abortion is a murder?What’s wrong with that?

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  2. The implications for this are obvious. It is awful, it’s a slap in the face to Christians and God. And of all the medications that could have been released without a prescription, they chose this. For instance some anti-infectives, antibiotics, asthma drugs, and others could have been released, drugs that would actually help, but they chose this abortion pill! God help us.

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