Several States Act While FDA Continues to Delay on Plan B Decision

Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager has been given state approval to sue the Food and Drug Administration over its delay on approving the emergency contraceptive known as Plan B for over the counter sale.

Meanwhile, both California and Massachusetts are poised to enact laws that will allow pharmacists to dispense Plan B without a prescription. In an effort to stop pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions, Illinois already has a law requiring pharmacists to prescribe Plan B regardless of "moral objections".

Still the FDA is silent, and in the face of resignations, and even internal government reports questioning the motives behind the delay, over-the-counter access to Plan B remains in limbo.

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