Obama administration to drop limits on morning-after pill

A Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive box is seen in New YorkBy Caroline Humer and Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Obama administration will scrap age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception pills, making the morning-after pill available to women and girls without a prescription. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a letter on Monday that it would comply with a court's ruling to allow unrestricted sales of Plan B One-Step, withdrawing its appeal on the matter. The move closes a battle over the pill that has lasted over a decade, but could raise new controversy for President Barack Obama. …