TY  - JOUR
T1  - PLan b overruled
AU  - Kuehn BM
Y1  - 2012/01/25
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.5
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 351
EP  - 351
VL  - 307
IS  - 4
N2  - 
The levonorgestrel-containing pill is designed to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy if taken within 3 days of unprotected sex. Previously, the Bush Administration was accused of ignoring the scientific evidence about the product’s safety and effectiveness and limiting access to the drug for political reasons, and now the Obama Administration is receiving similar criticism. After its initial approval by the FDA as a prescription-only product, the emergency contraceptive became available in 2006 for over-the-counter sales to women 18 years or older and for prescription sales to younger women. Then, in 2009, a judge ordered that women aged 17 years and older have nonprescription access.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.5
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.5
ER  -