US government files morning-after pill appeal
Source: AP
NEW YORK (AP) The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-second appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.
U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn last week refused to delay enforcement of his month-old decision while the government challenges it, but he said the Justice Department had until Monday to appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan.
The government filed paperwork with the appeals court shortly before the noon deadline, saying it believes the judge overstepped his authority and that the administration will likely prevail in its appeal of the overall decision.
The Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed the underlying lawsuit, said it would answer Mondays legal filing within 10 days. The appeals court will then issue a ruling on whether to delay enforcement of Kormans ruling.
Read more: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/2013/05/13/monday-last-day-for-morning-after-pill-appeal/4zlAgpHAd4wWy6b2iIkjRN/story.html
RILib
(862 posts)their busy schedule doing nothing helpful for the environment.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)Maybe Obama thinks that this will make the republicans leave him alone. What a disaster.
bowens43
(16,064 posts)what a nightmare this administration has been. On the wrong side of nearly every issue.
frylock
(34,825 posts)Seeking Serenity
(2,840 posts)The Administration likely concluded that such a decision shouldn't end at the district court level, that there should be at least some level of appellate review.
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)"Look, we're on your page...what other people's rights can we sacrifice for you?"
I give up....
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)Hey look what I can do