FDA Won't Appeal Court Decision Regarding Plan B

As a follow-up to the recent court decision ordering the FDA to allow Plan B to be marketed over-the-counter to women 17 years and older, the government has stated that it will not file an appeal.

In what was a several year battle to allow over-the-counter marketing of Plan B, this is a victory for women's rights advocates and general adolescent health as a whole. Teenagers are having intercourse. Plan B will give potential teen mothers the opportunity to avert an unplanned pregnancy should she have intercourse without contraception. Finally, we're dealing with reality and not just ideals.