News Summary: Women's groups protest pill appeal
News Summary: Women's groups decry Obama administration appeal of morning-after pill ruling
THE NEWS: The Obama administration's decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off criticism from reproductive rights groups, who called it politically motivated and a step backward for women's health.
THE BACKGROUND: The FDA on Tuesday had lowered the age at which people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription to 15 — versus the current limit of 17 — and decided that the pill could be sold on drugstore shelves instead of behind pharmacy counters.
THE OTHER SIDE: Social conservatives were outraged by the FDA's move to lower the age limits for Plan B, as well as the possibility that Tuesday's ruling might lift age restrictions altogether.
