Tummino v. von Eschenbach (NY)
From the Center for Reproductive Rights…
“On March 23, 2009, the Center for Reproductive Rights scored a major victory when a federal court ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had put politics before women’s health when it decided to limit over-the-counter access to the emergency contraceptive Plan B to women over 18. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ordered the FDA to reconsider its decision. It also ordered the FDA to act within 30 days to extend over-the-counter access to 17-year-olds. On April 22, 2009 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will clear the way for Plan B’s manufacturers’ to make the “morning-after pill” available without a prescription to 17-year-olds.”
On this podcast I speak to Suzanne Novak about the lawsuit. We talk about what was learned, and how this will impact us all going forward.
The documents from the case can be found here.
