Morning-After Pill Not OK Over-The-Counter

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Morning-After Pill Not OK Over-The-Counter

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By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer

WASHINGTON - The government rejected over-the-counter sales of morning-after birth control on Thursday because of concern about young teen-agers' use of the pills. But regulators left open the possibility they will reconsider.

The Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) was under intense political pressure from both sides on whether to lift the prescription requirement for emergency contraception. Conservatives argued doing so could encourage unsafe sex. Proponents said easier access to the pills could prevent thousands of abortions — and the FDA's own scientific advisers had overwhelmingly backed the change.

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