The Obama administration on Monday asked an appeals panel to delay the enforcement of a federal judge's stern order to make emergency contraception available to women of all ages without a prescription. Judge Edward Korman in New York on Friday rejected the Department of Justice's request for a stay of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in New York on Friday declined to temporarily halt a court order directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception available over the counter to girls of all ages.    

(NEW YORK) — The government is running out of time to try to halt implementation of a federal judge’s ruling that would lift age restrictions for women and girls wanting to buy the morning-after pill. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn last week refused to delay enforcement of his month-old decision while the government challenges his ruling, but said ...

A federal judge who's been battling the Obama administration over “Plan B” emergency contraception took another swipe at the federal government on Friday, denying a request to delay his ruling ordering the government to make the pills available to everyone, without restrictions.Judge Edward Korman also accused the Food and Drug Administration of cooking up “a sweetheart deal” with drug maker ...

Drugs such as Plan B should be available over the counter to all ages, says the ruling, which also criticizes Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making emergency contraceptives available to consumers of all ages without a prescription.