Yahoo! News - US Considers Nonprescription 'Morning-After Pill'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Making a "morning after" pill available without a prescription would provide more timely access to the emergency contraceptive, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in a preliminary analysis released on Monday.

A U.S. panel of scientific advisers will meet on Tuesday to debate whether to recommend that the controversial pill be sold without a doctor's prescription for women to use shortly after intercourse to prevent pregnancy.

Women's Capital Corp. has asked regulators for permission to sell its emergency contraceptive called Plan B over the counter. Supporters say women need easy access to the pills after unprotected sex or when a condom breaks.

Opponents worry women will rely on Plan B instead of regular contraception, and some view use of the emergency pills as equivalent to an abortion.

I can hear the screams from the right already.