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captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. we begin here tonight with a big story, but one that could not be a more personal topic, especially among parents of young teenagers. its about plan b, sometimes called the morning after contraceptive pill, and how close this country came today to allowing it to be freely sold over-the-counter on demand without prescription. it looked like a done deal, in fact, until the obama administration today did what no administration ...

here is nbcs anne thompson. >> reporter: the secret life of teenagers caught in the crossfire of politics and science. a day after accompanying president obama to kansas, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius took the unprecedented step of overruling the food and drug administration. she maintained the status quo on plan b, the morning after pill, available to women 16 years old and younger only if they have a prescription. >> i expected it to be a better day for good n...