Judge denies FDA bid to stay ‘morning-after’ pill ruling

NEW YORK, May 11: A federal judge in New York on  Friday declined to temporarily halt a court order directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception available over the counter to girls of all ages. However, US District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn said he would give the FDA until May 13 to ask a federal appeals court in Manhattan to stay the order, which had been scheduled to take effect on Friday. (agencies)