{"id":9111,"date":"2011-12-06T11:29:56","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T17:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=9111"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:35:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:35:43","slug":"fda-weighs-selling-abortion-pill-off-the-shelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2011\/12\/fda-weighs-selling-abortion-pill-off-the-shelf\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA weighs selling abortion pill off the shelf — UPDATED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The mind boggles: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The federal government is grappling with the explosive question of whether to let anyone of any age buy the controversial morning-after pill Plan B directly off drugstore and supermarket shelves without a prescription.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Food and Drug Administration has until Wednesday to respond to a request from the drug\u2019s manufacturer to make the pill as easy to get as toilet paper and toothpaste, a move pushed by some doctors, health advocates, family-planning activists, members of Congress and others to help women prevent unwanted pregnancies.<\/p>\n

Opponents, however, say such a decision would expose girls and women to potential risks from taking high doses of a potent hormone, interfere with parents\u2019 ability to monitor their children and make it easier for men to prey on vulnerable minors.<\/p>\n

The request follows a series of steps in recent years that have gradually made Plan B easier to obtain. If it is approved, the pill would move out from behind pharmacists\u2019 counters, eliminating the requirement that women produce a prescription or prove that they are at least 17 years old to get it without a doctor\u2019s order. Instead, Plan B would be available on store shelves, along with condoms, contraceptive sponges and spermicides.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully, it will be right on the shelves between the condoms and the pregnancy tests,\u201d said Kirsten Moore of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project, a Washington-based advocacy group. \u201cWe think it\u2019s good news for women\u2019s health and long overdue.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: HHS\u2019s Sebelius has overruled her experts and moved to block the sale of the drug off the shelf. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The mind boggles: The federal government is grappling with the explosive question of whether to let anyone of any age buy the controversial morning-after pill Plan B directly off drugstore and supermarket shelves without a prescription. 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