Last week, the Obama administration refused to loosen the restrictions on the Plan B Emergency Contraceptive. The administration declined the request to have the pill available over the counter for girls over the age of 14. Instead, the pill will remain available to people 17 or older, and you’ll still have to request it from your pharmacist.
You can check out this article for more details:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/2011/12/07/gIQAF5HicO_story.html?tid=pm_pop
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