Wider morning-after pill access harms teens, opponents say

May 1, 2013 - 05:05 pm .- Critics slammed the FDA’s decision to make the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill available without a prescription to teenagers as young as 15, saying the pill is dangerous for young women and can act as an abortion drug.

Morning-after pill to be made available over the counter

Apr 30, 2013 - 04:44 pm .- On April 30, the Food and Drug Administration approved over the counter sale of the morning-after pill Plan B One-Step to “women 15 years of age and older.”

Critics slam drastic widening of morning-after pill access

Apr 5, 2013 - 03:11 pm .- A federal judge's order to make the morning-after pill available without a prescription to people of any age has drawn sharp criticism and concern from public figures throughout the country.

Chile faces criticism for giving morning-after pill to minors

Apr 3, 2013 - 04:07 pm .- A new norm approved by Chile’s Ministry of Health has met with disapproval for allowing the morning-after pill to be made available to 14 year-old girls without parental consent.  

Morning-after pills all have abortive potential, doctor says

Feb 22, 2013 - 02:01 pm .- The reasoning offered by the German Catholic bishops for allowing the morning-after pill in rape cases is being faulted for citing information that is not medically accurate.

Doctor calls German bishops misled on morning-after pill

Feb 22, 2013 - 12:27 pm .- A leading Catholic doctor in Spain says he will write a letter to Germany's bishops to help correct what he believes to be their mistaken views on the morning-after pill.