Despite the Food and Drug Agency's recommendation to allow Plan B, a form of emergency contraception that would prevent pregnancy if used within 72 hours of having unprotected sex, to be sold over the counter to women and girls of all ages, the Obama Administration overruled the agency, refusing to allow it to be obtained by girls under the age of 17 without a prescription.
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Published on December 15, 2011 12:49