Sentences with phrase «restrictions for emergency contraception»

«In 2013, the FDA lifted the age restrictions for emergency contraception, and a lot of people thought, «Great, we won, it's over, and now it's available and acceptable to anyone without any identification,»» said study author Dr. Tracey Wilkinson, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine.

«That's why Planned Parenthood supports lifting the age restriction for emergency contraception.

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Worst States for Reproductive Health Access The following states impose the most restrictions to accessing reproductive health care, including defunding family planning, promoting abstinence - only education, limiting access to contraception (including emergency contraception) and abortion, and attacking minors» access to reproductive health care.

Yesterday, the Obama administration announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will comply with a federal judge's order to make emergency contraception available over the counter, for all women, with no age restrictions.

The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) filed a lawsuit against the FDA over the ridiculousness of placing a scientifically unfounded age restriction on emergency contraception, which eventually led to the lowering of the restriction to 17 years.