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kpete

(71,901 posts)
Mon Jun 10, 2013, 08:24 PM Jun 2013

Feds to comply with N.Y. morning-after pill ruling (order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency

Source: NBC

Feds to comply with N.Y. morning-after pill ruling
By Tom Hays, The Associated Press

The federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions.

The Department of Justice, in the latest development in a complex back-and-forth over access to the morning-after pill, notified U.S. District Judge Edward Korman it will submit a plan for compliance. If he approves it, the department will drop its appeal of his April ruling.

Last week, the appeals court dealt the government a setback by saying it would immediately permit unrestricted sales of the two-pill version of the emergency contraception until the appeal was decided. That order was met with praise from advocates for girls' and women's rights and with scorn from social conservatives and other opponents, who argue the drug's availability takes away the rights of parents of girls who could get it without their permission.

The government had appealed the judge's underlying April 5 ruling, which ordered emergency contraceptives based on the hormone levonorgestrel be made available without a prescription, over the counter and without point-of-sale or age restrictions.

Read more: http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/10/18888142-feds-to-comply-with-ny-morning-after-pill-ruling?lite

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Feds to comply with N.Y. morning-after pill ruling (order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency (Original Post) kpete Jun 2013 OP
Kick n/t Tx4obama Jun 2013 #1
knr Hekate Jun 2013 #2
"Angers social conservatives" is pretty much JoeyT Jun 2013 #3
Surprsing, since they always scream that you "can't legislate morality" Doctor_J Jun 2013 #4
some all-too-rare great news RussBLib Jun 2013 #5
Good news. Quantess Jun 2013 #6

JoeyT

(6,785 posts)
3. "Angers social conservatives" is pretty much
Mon Jun 10, 2013, 10:44 PM
Jun 2013

a given with anything that gives women any control whatsoever over their bodies.

K&R

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
4. Surprsing, since they always scream that you "can't legislate morality"
Tue Jun 11, 2013, 11:52 AM
Jun 2013

whenever someone tries to pass anti-discrimination laws.

Miserable hypocrites.

And ups to the president for actually acting like a Dem for once.

RussBLib

(8,985 posts)
5. some all-too-rare great news
Tue Jun 11, 2013, 11:56 AM
Jun 2013
Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards called it "a huge breakthrough for access to birth control and a historic moment for women's health and equity."

And just to be clear, in the real world, we're talking about a major shift in public policy that's likely to reduce unwanted pregnancies. Plan B will now be available, without a prescription, without age limits, and without ID, to anyone who wants to buy it. It will simply be on drugstore shelves, just like other common consumer products.


Read more: http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/06/11/18901036-obama-admin-relents-clears-morning-after-pill
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