FDA Approves 'Plan B' Pill for 17-Year-Olds

[ismnotwasm]

"WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Responding to a federal judge's directive, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it will now allow 17-year-olds to get the controversial "morning-after" birth control pill without a doctor's prescription.

In 2006, the FDA said it would limit over-the-counter access to the pill, also known as Plan B, to women 18 and older. But U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman ruled last month in a New York lawsuit that the FDA had to reconsider whether to make the drug available to all women, regardless of age, without a prescription. He ordered the agency to let 17-year-olds get the drug, and separately to evaluate whether all age restrictions should be lifted."



http://www.forbes.com/feeds/hscout/2009/04/22/hscout626347.html


"Everyone who sexually active, should carry TWO plan B's in their pocket" --A Community health nursing instructor I know.

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Good.

If a 17 year old gets raped, she should be able to take this pill without having to endure a hearing after such a trauma.

Of course, I don't limit my opinion on this to just rape victims, but it is a good example of someone who deserves all matters of privacy at such a time in her life.

[bliss_eternal]

2. Great news...!

:thumbsup:

(took them long enough...grumble, grumble. lol)