5h December 2014, USA(www.abortionpillrx.com): The latest case regards to the contraceptive named Plan B, the federal judge has reversed the decision of Dept of Health and Human Services of restricting the over the counter availability of the Plan B / Morning After Pill to the users who are 17 and above the age.

As per the Judge Edward Korman who is from the District Court of Eastern New York, made an overturn on the decision of HHS / Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of adding a limitation in the age for obtaining and making use of the Plan B and also for the case of no prescription. The case involved various citations of the concerns that involved safety issues of the emergency kind of contraceptives and which is highly effective in causing pregnancy prevention and which involves the process of preventing the egg fertilization and implanting of the egg in the uterus. The case had various cases which involved girls aged 11 year olds making active use of the product at such young ages. As per Sebelius for the users who are under 17 years of age, there is a strict requirement of prescription for proceeding to the purchase of the Plan B medicine while the above 17 years teenagers are allowed to buy with the over the counter / OTC for buying the product.

The case battle erupted with the regulatory from the year 2009 when the manufacturers of Plan B filed the application with FDA / Food and Drug Administration for changing the drug’s actual status from the prescription kind of medicine to the OTC (Over the Counter) kinds and during the period of time, the women who were above 17 years of age could only find Plan B that too without the prescriptions and the motive of the company was to actually remove that restriction and cause expansion of the OTC (Over the Counter) medicine for quick access to the women of every age.

There was active reviewing process of the application and studies which were available on the medicine and with it, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)’s CDER / Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research has been able to determine that Plan B medicine was highly safe and equally effective even for the adolescents. It also concluded the case that these young girls actually were capable of using the medicine and equally understanding the risks involved in Plan B that too without any intervention from the doctors.

However, Sebelius has invoked the authority of hers as the Security of HHS which actually oversees the FDA and made the overruling statement recommending and nothing that there was failure from the company in providing a research that actually showed that these young girls could actively make use of the drugs in safe method. The decision also got a backing from the United States President Mr.Obama. The age regarding restriction actually means that when women are above 17, they can be provided with the Plan B medicine and without the prescription. Although it has come to is great news for women that the evidences can really be put in to proper practice.

Grossman is quite hopeful of the case that ruling of the judge will be able to increase the access to the models of the contraceptives and it will also involve the OTC medicines for daily case of birth control. There will be evidences that show the effectiveness of the medicine on the women of every age. As a email response from the Spokesperson from the Dept of Justice, Allison Price stated that the Dept of Justice is now reviewing the case of appellate options and one can expect a prompt act soon.

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Christopher Smith is a professional health editor and writer for 10 years. He has published articles on various women’s health issues like Abortion kit, pregnancy, abortion pills, emergency contraception, and Plan B pills. He has closely worked with many pharmacies and medical writer for many years. His immense knowledge is incorporated in his useful articles on women’s health issues.