Obama Administration Appeals Federal Court Order to Make Emergency Contraception Available to Women of All Ages
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The U.S. Department of Justice today filed an appeal with the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals asking that court to overturn a federal court order directing the FDA to lift longstanding restrictions that impede and delay women of all ages’ access to emergency contraception. On April 5, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration make levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception available without a prescription and without point-of-sale or age restrictions within 30 days. The ruling was in response to the Center for Reproductive Rights' renewed lawsuit against the agency to expand over-the counter access to the morning-after pill to women of all ages. |
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