Can go out and buy it, can t they? any five-year-old. eight, five, ten, whatever age a female may be, they can walk into any drugstore anywhere in the country and purchase plan b one step, which is an emergency contraceptive, no questions asked. they don t need a parent or doctor issues nothing. this stunning reversal by the obama administration comes just about a month after they lowered the buying age from 17 to 15 for plan b one step. federal judge basically said if you don t eliminate all age restrictions, we will do it for you. and so late last night, we heard of the f.d.a. announcing no age restrictions whatsoever. as far as the government is concerned, the age restrictions are gone, but the president still opposes it, saying there should be age restrictions and that will make it more easy for girls to understand exactly what they are doing to their own bodies when they put this pill in it. that s the latest from yonkers, back to you in the studio. steve: no age restriction a
Stiletto heel. she s claiming self-defense. after lawsuits on behalf of two children needing organ transplants, health officials are changing policies. the organ procurement and transplantation network will now allow patients 12 and younger to have cases reviewed by a national board of surgeons. previous rules barred children under that age from applying to receive adult lungs. the senate is scheduled to vote today on moving forward with a bipartisan overhaul of the nation s immigration laws. among other things, the bill would allow a pathway to citizenship for some 11 million documented immigrants. people of all ages, including minors, will have over-the-counter access to the so-called morning after pill. this after the justice department decided to drop its appeal of a court ruling that would allow unrestricted sales of the emergency contraceptive. until now, the pill would only available without a prescription to women 15 and older. and now for your first look at business, w
Express flight say they clearly felt the impact. both planes returned to their gates. no one was hurt. wow. other news, the legal battle over plan b getting a little more complicated this morning. the justice department is appealing a judge s ruling to force the fda to make the morning after pill available over the counter with no age restrictions. they say the new york judge overstepped his bounds when he made that decision. before that appeal, the fda itself relaxed rules concerning the emergency contraceptive allowing females as young as 15 to buy the contraception. that decision was based on scientific data. had nothing to do with the court order. so much to talk about there, isn t there? next on early start, a missing mother of two from pennsylvania found in florida 11 years after she vanished without a trace. this bizarre story coming up. head & shoulders and old spice are now together in one bottle. so we re always 100% flake free. .while smelling 100% handsome. [ josh
Back to washington. that s something they ve refused to do. ben, robert, we ll be talking more about this. thank you both. thanks, chris. checking the news feed this morning. a renewed fight this morning over women s rights. the justice department is appealing the decision to lift age limits on those purchasing the morning after pill. a federal judge ordered to lift all age restrictions. so starting on may 5th, anyone can buy the plan b emergency contraceptive from store shelves without a prescription. women s groups say the decision to appeal is politically motivated and a step backward for women s health. fast-moving wildfire now burning out of control just outside of palm springs, california. it s called the summit fire. it s already consumed 3,000 acres, destroyed at least one home, and is threatening hundreds of others. crews say the rising temperatures and falling humidity levels as well as fierce winds are making their jobs tough. one of the two rappers in the 1990s du
Floor of the studio and inside the drains as well. it also says a witness told agents dutschke claimed to know how to make ricin, but there s no mention of a possible motive. in valley springs, california, a vigil for 8-year-old leila fowler. the little girl was found stabbed to death in her home on saturday. the mourners gathered at jenny land elementary school wearing purple and pink, leila s favorite colors. leila fowler s mother addressed the crowd. i just want to thank the community and our family and friends for the overwhelming support that you ve given my family. it will never be forgotten. the calaveras county sheriff s department are now interviewing sexual offenders who live in that area. and the fda approves a morning after pill for girls 15 and older. that means they ll be able to buy the plan b emergency