Judge Strikes Down Age Restrictions for ‘Morning After’ Pill

A U.S. judge has ordered the government to make the emergency contraceptive called the “morning after pill” available to girls younger than 17 without a doctor’s prescription.

Judge Edward Korman ruled Friday that the federal government’s requirement that young girls get a prescription first was “politically motivated” and “scientifically unjustified.”

It is unclear if the Obama administration will appeal the judge’s ruling.

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict


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