Monday, December 19, 2011

A Look at The Plan B Pill Controversy

By Jill U. Adams
LATimes.com

In a surprise development that riled some and pleased others, the emergency contraceptive drug Plan B One-Step — popularly called the morning-after pill — will remain available for girls 16 and younger by prescription only.

The Food and Drug Administration had earlier announced its intentions to permit sale of the drug over-the-counter for all ages, but on Dec. 7, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled that decision.

Predictably, reproductive health advocates cried foul over the development, and proponents of conservative family values hailed it.

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1 comment:

  1. According to me morning after pill is better that Plan B as its success rate is higher than Plan B and least of side effects.People should now shift to morning after pill than Plan B

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