Tag: morning-after pill

Writer weighs in on morning-after pill decision in provocative way, looking at both sides but ultimately saying it protects girls

Freelancer Mariam Williams writes a provocative piece in The Courier-Journal about a federal official’s recent rejection of a proposal to allow girls 16 and under to obtain the morning-after pill...

By tara_kaprowy Published December 12, 2011 YOUR HEALTH
Morning-after pill should not be available to young girls over the counter, HHS secretary says, reversing FDA

Contrary to the recommendation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, girls younger than 17 won’t be able to get the “morning-after pill” without a prescription. The FDA was overruled...

By tara_kaprowy Published December 9, 2011 YOUR HEALTH

Writer weighs in on morning-after pill decision in provocative way, looking at both sides but ultimately saying it protects girls