Justice Dept. files appeal in morning-after case
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an appeal Wednesday over a federal judge’s ruling that directed the FDA to make available emergency contraception to females of all ages.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an appeal Wednesday over a federal judge’s ruling that directed the FDA to make available emergency contraception to females of all ages.
A federal judge ordered the FDA to make the morning-after birth control pill available over the counter to people of any age without a prescription.
Some New York high schools offer students access to the so-called morning after pill in hopes of curbing unplanned teen pregnancies.
A New York Times article Wednesday looked at the science and mounting data that morning-after pills do not cause abortions and whether election year politics is fueling the debate.