“Morning After” Pill Available to 17 Year-Olds
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on April 23rd, 2009 in Family, Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
On April 22, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a statement stating that it has “notified the manufacturer of Plan B that it may, upon submission and approval of an appropriate application, market Plan B without a prescription to women 17 years of age and older,” following a March 23 federal court order. Plan B is already available to women 18 and over.
Conservatives argue it is a slap in the face to parental rights, while many groups say it represents sound science and is the right thing to do. In the United States, at least, contraceptive rights and responsibilities are swirling around in a giant simmering pot of moral values, ethics, science, and medicine.
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