From Women's Enews Cheers and Jeers of the Week

[moominmuppet]

* Plan B emergency contraception began to arrive in pharmacies
nationwide this week, Barr Pharmaceuticals announced Nov. 17. The Food and
Drug Administration approved over-the-counter sales in August. After
agreeing with the manufacturer over a dual labeling scheme that notes the
prescription requirement for minors, the product is being shipped
nationwide. Women over 18 will have to ask a pharmacist directly for Plan B,
but will no longer need a prescription.


* A federal appeals court ruled that an Ohio abortion law is too
restrictive because it gives young women only one chance in court to avoid
the need for obtaining their parents' consent, the Cincinnati Enquirer
reported Nov. 14. However, the court upheld a provision that requires
all women to meet with a doctor and then to wait at least 24 hours before
obtaining an abortion.

Comments

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely sure how to interpret that; whether it means that the parental consent requirement stands, but not the one-judge-only part, or whether the whole thing is dropped until an "improved" bill can be passed.

[lilyofthewest.livejournal.com]

Consent requirement stands, judicial bypass will just be appealable now. Although in Cuyahoga county it won't make any practical difference -- here bypasses are approved unless the minor is really, really, not competent to make decisions about her medical care by herself. The one crap thing is that before this went into affect about a year ago, the court could appoint a sibling/aunt/uncle/neighbor/other safe and trusted adult as a temporary guardian for those kids who couldn't safely involve their parents but really could not handle getting an abortion on their own.

[zeldajean.livejournal.com]

"those legally entitled to have it" constituted those who could convince some doctor that s/he should write an rx for Plan B for the patient, and THEN they could go get refused by the pharmacist. Assuming, of course, they they were successful in getting the 'script in the first place.