Reporting from Washington— The Obama administration, in an unexpected move, overruled a Food and Drug Administration decision that would have allowed anyone, regardless of age, to buy emergency contraceptives without a prescription.

The pill, called Plan B One-Step, currently is available to women 17 and older without a doctor's order, though it is kept behind the counter. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries asked the FDA to make the drug available to those 16 and younger without a prescription.

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