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(From washingtonpost.com)
The makers of the emergency contraceptive sold under the name "Plan B" want their product to be available on drugstore shelves alongside the cold remedies and toothpaste, and they are planning to petition the Food and Drug Administration today for the right to sell it without a prescription. If the application is approved, the drug would be the first "morning after" contraceptive to be sold over the counter, and its distributor says a major advertising campaign to increase its use would likely follow. Similar morning-after contraceptives are available without prescriptions in Europe, where they are increasingly popular. But there is some concern that the effort here could become entangled in the abortion debate -- although the makers of Plan…