FDA: MORNING-AFTER PILL OK FOR AGES 15 AND UP

FDA: MORNING-AFTER PILL OK FOR AGES 15 AND UP

The government on Tuesday lowered to 15 the age at which girls can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription and said the emergency contraception no longer has to be kept behind pharmacy counters.

The decision by the Food and Drug Administration is an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the drug.

AP