On March 23, 2009, the Center scored a major victory when a federal
court ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had put politics
before women’s health when it decided to limit access to emergency
contraception. . . . Today, emergency contraception is available without a
prescription, but only for women age 17 and older. Pharmacies and clinics
must keep it behind the counterand anyone seeking to buy it must
show government issued identification proving their age in
order to buy it without a prescription.
These intrusive restrictions, unprecedented for drugs with
over-the-counter status, make it harder and more stigmatizing for
consumers to get the contraception during its most effective window. . . .
On March 23, 2009, the Center scored a major victory when a federal court ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had put politics before women’s health when it decided to limit access to emergency contraception. . . . Today, emergency contraception is available without a prescription, but only for women age 17 and older. Pharmacies and clinics must keep it behind the counter and anyone seeking to buy it must show government issued identification proving their age in order to buy it without a prescription.
