Patch Poll: Should the Selling of the Morning-after Pill be Limited?
President Obama favors restricting the availability of Plan B and calls for “common sense.”
President Obama is a father, and perhaps in that role more so than as president, he has sided with the secretary of health and human services in blocking over-the-counter sales of an after-sex contraceptive pill to those 16 and younger. The medication, marketed under the name Plan B One-Step, is available without a prescription to persons 17 and older who can prove their age—and that will remain the case. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius last week issued a statement, which overruled scientists at the Food and Drug Administration who were preparing to allow the sale of the product, commonly known as a morning-after pill, without a prescription or age limit. Obama said he fully backs Sebelius’ decision. Critics of his …
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R Nelson
8:04 am on Friday, December 16, 2011
To me the money angle doesn't matter, what matter's is if the young lady can afford it, let her get with it. We don't need anymore unwanted babies running the streets filling our institutions, penal or otherwise. The only thing I hope is that the FDA hasn't released this prescription drug too soon and are unaware of all the problems it may cause in the future for these users. Money can top common… more ›