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Posted: 4/5/2013 12:03:26 PM EST
This undated handout photo provided by Judge Edward Korman shows U.S. District Judge Korman of New York. In a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration, a federal judge ruled Friday that age restrictions on over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill are "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable" and must end within 30 days. The ruling by Korman means consumers of any age could buy emergency contraception without a prescription _ instead of women first having to prove they're 17 or older, as they do today. And it could allow Plan B One-Step to move out from behind pharmacy counters to the store counters. (AP Photo/Judge Korman's Office)
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Posted: 4/5/2013 12:03:26 PM EST
This undated image made available by Teva Women's Health shows the packaging for their Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) tablet, one of the brands known as the "morning-after pill." In a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration, a federal judge ruled Friday that age restrictions on over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill are "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable" and must end within 30 days. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman of New York means consumers of any age could buy emergency contraception without a prescription _ instead of women first having to prove they're 17 or older, as they do today. And it could allow Plan B One-Step to move out from behind pharmacy counters to the store counters. (AP Photo/Teva Women's Health)
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Posted: 2/14/2013 12:23:24 AM EST
This undated image made available by Teva Women's Health shows the packaging for their Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) tablet, one of the brands known as the "morning-after pill." About 1 in 9 younger women who've had sex have taken the morning-after pill, according to the first government report to focus on use of emergency contraception since it was approved in 1998. At least five versions of the morning-after pills are sold in the United States. The results of the study were released Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/Teva Women's Health)
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Posted: 1/26/2013 5:03:17 PM EST
FILE - In this May 15, 2012 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks in Bethesda, Md. The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed by faith-affiliated charities, hospitals and universities, against the mandate which requires employers to provide insurance that covers contraception for free. However, many for-profit business owners are also suing, claiming a violation of their religious beliefs. The religious lawsuits have largely stalled, as the Department of Health and Human Services tries to develop an accommodation for faith groups. However, no such offer will be made to individual business owners. And their lawsuits are yielding conflicting rulings in appeals courts around the country. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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Posted: 1/26/2013 5:03:17 PM EST
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius leave the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, after the president announced the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in Obama’s health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed by faith-affiliated charities, hospitals and universities, against the mandate which requires employers to provide insurance that covers contraception for free. However, many for-profit business owners are also suing, claiming a violation of their religious beliefs. The religious lawsuits have largely stalled, as the Department of Health and Human Services tries to develop an accommodation for faith groups. However, no such offer will be made to individual business owners. And their lawsuits are yielding conflicting rulings in appeals courts around the country. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Posted: 9/26/2012 6:53:17 PM EST
Former President Bill Clinton, left, Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway, center, and Goodluck Jonathan, right, President of Nigeria attend a news conference on the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities and Contraceptive Implants during the 67th session of the General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Clinton and other world leaders announced Wednesday that prices for long-acting contraception will be halved for 27 million women in the developing world through a new partnership. (AP Photo/David Karp)
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Posted: 9/26/2012 6:53:17 PM EST
Former President Bill Clinton accompanied by Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway and Goodluck Jonathan President of Nigeria, speaks to reporters on the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities and Contraceptive Implants during the 67th session of the General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Clinton and other world leaders announced Wednesday that prices for long-acting contraception will be halved for 27 million women in the developing world through a new partnership. (AP Photo/David Karp)
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Posted: 9/25/2012 4:28:44 PM EST
FILE - This undated file photo provided by Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., shows a package of Plan B' One-Step, an emergency contraceptive. The New York City Department of Education is making morning-after-pills available to high school girls at 13 public schools. The department says girls as young as 14 will be able to get the Plan B emergency contraception without parental consent. (AP Photo/Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., File) NO SALES
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Posted: 8/8/2012 4:48:28 PM EST
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Sandra Fluke, waves at a campaign in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Fluke is a Georgetown law student who inadvertently gained notoriety when talk show host Rush Limbaugh spoke disparagingly of her testimony before Congress on the issue of contraception and insurance coverage. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 6/8/2012 8:45:51 PM EST
About 500 people gather at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., for a "Stand Up for Religious Freedom" rally Friday, June 8, 2012 to protest a federal mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance that includes birth control for workers. Groups opposing guidelines that require health insurers to cover contraception costs rallied in Charleston and around the country Friday. The guidelines from the Obama administration will go into effect in August. Opponents say that?s a violation of religious freedom, despite promised exemptions and accommodations for religious institutions. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Posted: 3/3/2012 7:41:30 PM EST
Radio show host Rush Limbaugh speaks at a forum hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, in this June 23, 2006 file photograph. Right-wing talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, roundly criticized for branding a law student a "slut" over her support for President Barack Obama's new policy on contraception coverage, apologized on March 3, 2012 for his "insulting word choices." REUTERS/Micah Walter/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS PROFILE HEADSHOT)
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Posted: 3/2/2012 11:30:47 AM EST
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 1, 2012, after Senate Democrats defeated a Republican effort to roll back President Barack Obama's policy on contraception insurance coverage. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 3/2/2012 2:15:45 AM EST
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., accompanied by Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin of Ill., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 1, 2012, after defeating a Republican effort to roll back President Barack Obama's policy on contraception insurance coverage. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 3/2/2012 2:15:45 AM EST
Senate Democrats speak with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 1, 2012, after they defeated a Republican effort to roll back President Barack Obama's policy on contraception insurance coverage. From left are, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Posted: 2/17/2012 3:35:47 AM EST
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announces the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 2/13/2012 8:30:46 PM EST
In this photo provided by FOX News, White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew talks on FOX News Sunday in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Lew, who appeared on various Sunday shows, commented on President Barack Obama?s contraception health plan change saying ?It?s quite significant that a range of Catholic institutions support this plan.? (AP Photo/Fox News, Fred Watkins)
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Posted: 2/13/2012 3:50:50 PM EST
In this photo provided by FOX News, White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew talks on FOX News Sunday in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Lew, who appeared on various Sunday shows, commented on President Barack Obama?s contraception health plan change saying ?It?s quite significant that a range of Catholic institutions support this plan.? (AP Photo/Fox News, Fred Watkins)
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Posted: 2/13/2012 3:50:50 PM EST
President Barack Obama pauses while announcing the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 2/12/2012 2:15:46 PM EST
President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius leave the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb., 10, 2012, after the president announced the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Posted: 2/11/2012 1:15:48 PM EST
President Barack Obama concludes his remarks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, where he announced the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
