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In case you missed the news that Plan-B type contraceptive pills were set to be available without a prescription for minors aged 15 years of age, the New York Times reports that the Department of Justice is appealing that decision. Take a look,<\/p>\n

The Justice Department\u2019s appeal will not say at what age girls should have access to over-the-counter morning-after pill.<\/p>\n

Instead, it will contend that Judge Korman did not have the authority to order the F.D.A. to take a specific action and should have sent the issue back to the agency for further action. And it will say the judge did not have the right to extend his order to versions of the pill not included in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

The decision to appeal is striking in part because, before Ms. Sebelius overruled it in 2011, the F.D.A. \u2014 the Justice Department\u2019s client in this case \u2014 had moved to do exactly what Judge Korman ordered last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aren\u2019t focused in this appeal on the merits of the secretary\u2019s decision,\u201d said a Justice Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. \u201cWhat we\u2019re focused on is that the remedies that the judge ordered were beyond his authority.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Mr. Obama\u2019s administration, the decision to appeal the judge\u2019s ruling provides an opportunity to reaffirm a moderate position in the broader abortion debate that had drawn praise from conservative groups that are normally highly critical of the president.<\/p>\n

The appeal also reinforces Ms. Sebelius\u2019s original 2011 decision, which proved to be very good politics for Mr. Obama at the time. Facing a difficult re-election battle, the Democratic president enthusiastically supported Ms. Sebelius, saying that as a father of two young daughters, he thought it was the right call to have made.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think most parents would probably feel the same way,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the rest<\/a>. The folks over at the Huffington Post<\/a> are having conniptions already, as is Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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