'Plan B' Gets FDA's Over-Counter Approval

from National Public Radio

Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Julie Rovner about the Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve sales of the so-called morning-after pill without a prescription. The new rules allow women over 18 to buy the "Plan B" drug over the counter. The decision comes after three years of national debate over access to emergency contraception.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, August 24, 2006