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DOJ appeals expanded access to emergency contraceptives
May 2, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday appealed an April decision ordering the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make emergency contraceptives including Plan B available without a prescription to women of all ages. In 2005 organizations and individuals concerned with women's health.... [more]
Federal judge orders FDA to remove Plan B contraceptive age requirement
April 5, 2013 by Sydney Normil
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Friday ruled that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Plan B emergency contraception prescription requirement for adolescents under age 16 was "unjustified and burdensome." In 30 days women of all ages can access the.... [more]
Illinois appeals court rules pharmacists can refuse to dispense birth control drugs
September 22, 2012 by Max Slater
The Appellate Court of Illinois ruled on Thursday that the state cannot force pharmacists to fill prescriptions for emergency contraceptives if they have religious objections to these drugs. The appeals court held that an Illinois law known as the Current Rule, which requires pharmacists to.... [more]
Federal judge finds Washington emergency contraception law unconstitutional
February 23, 2012 by Jamie Reese
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled Wednesday that requiring pharmacies to sell Plan B and other emergency contraceptives violates the pharmacists' constitutional right to freedom of religion. Under Washington law pharmacies are required to deliver.... [more]
Federal judge revives lawsuit over Plan B contraception
December 14, 2011 by Jaclyn Belczyk
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday revived a six-year-old lawsuit over the Plan B emergency contraceptive, but declined to hold the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in contempt. The suit was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights in 2005 after.... [more]
Federal judge blocked Washington emergency contraception law [this day at law]
November 8, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On November 8, 2007, a judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington issued an injunction suspending a Washington state law that would have required pharmacists to dispense Plan B emergency contraceptives, the so-called "morning-after pill." The injunction effectively.... [more]
Ninth Circuit upholds Washington state rule requiring dispensing of Plan B contraceptive
July 9, 2009 by Christian Ehret
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld the state of Washington's mandates prohibiting patient discrimination and requiring that pharmacies deliver lawfully-prescribed, approved medications. Under the rules, pharmacists are not required to dispense medication if they pe....... [more]
Pharmaceutical Plan B discrimination ruling [9th Circuit] [document]
July 8, 2009 by Ingrid Burke
Stormans, Inc., et al. v. Selecky, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, July 8, 2009. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Plan B-related legal issues....... [more]
Federal judge orders FDA to review limits on over-the-counter sale of 'morning after' pill
March 24, 2009 by Andrew Gilmore
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York overturned Monday a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to limit the over-the-counter (OTC) availability of the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill to women over the age of 18. In 2006, the FDA approved the OTC sale.... [more]
Injunction against Washington emergency contraception law upheld
May 1, 2008 by Mike Rosen-Molina
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday dismissed an appeal of an injunction suspending a Washington state law that would require pharmacists to dispense Plan B emergency contraceptives, the so-called morning after pill. US District Judge Ronald Leighton's injunction effectiv....... [more]
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