FDA Women's Health And Birth Control

Concerning birth control, health officials, FDA and women's health, there was a controversial decision made in 2006 when they chose to make the morning-after pill legal. This is considered a plan B action in birth control. The Food and Drug Administration pushed to make it legal for adults to freely buy the birth contraceptive over the counter, with people under 18 having to have a prescription. This was a controversial decision for those that are pro-life. The pill must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, in a two pill series. It does not work if a woman is already pregnant, it will just prevent the woman from ovulation of a fertilized egg.