Plan B Morning After Pill has been available over the counter for women 17 years and older. Women 16 and younger were required to get a prescription to get the medication. The medication is used the morning after having sex without using contraceptives to prevent or terminate unwanted pregnancies.
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration had urged for it to be openly sold to all women, regardless of age because it has the same side effects on women of all ages; thus, making Plan B available over the counter for all women regardless of their age.
Overruling scientists at the FDA, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ruled that teenage girls under the age of 17 shouldn't be able to buy the pill on their own. Women under the age of 16 years old will instead need a prescription to receive the drug. The main reasoning for this decision is that it is believed a woman under the age of 16 needs advice and direction on how to take the pill. Advocates for making it available over the counter believe it should be as easily available as possible to prevent unwanted teenage pregnancies. Do you agree with the Health Secretary's decision?
Should teenagers need a prescription for the Plan B Morning After Pill?
Larry King
March Madness
Natasha Fame Leslie
Ryan Seacrest
Sanu Dellafiore
John Armstrong
Fred Hanna
Georgia Hester
