It’s about time: 

Women may buy the morning-after pill without a prescription — but only with proof they're 18 or older, federal health officials ruled Thursday, capping a contentious 3-year effort to ease access to the emergency contraceptive. 

Girls 17 and younger still will need a doctor's note to buy the pills, called Plan B, the Food and Drug Administration told manufacturer Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. 

Note the sound of one hand clapping for one half of a victory.  Of course, when the abortion rate plummets, let’s all enjoy the Repugs crediting abstinence-only education. 

And speaking of hot red-state sex, this has got to be the most asinine study article ever written.