NEW : ` ` We are very disappointed , '' says the head of a reproductive rights group . At the time , FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said that , after reviewing all relevant data , `` Plan B One Step is safe and effective and should be approved for non-prescription use for all females of child-bearing potential . '' Representatives of Plan ##ned One - Step had requested that it be available OTC to all sexually active girls and women . They found pill ` ` safe and effective , '' but HHS still has more data needed .
NEW : ` ` We are very disappointed , '' says the head of a reproductive rights group . Representatives of Plan ##ned One - Step had requested that it be available OTC to all sexually active girls and women . They found pill ` ` safe and effective , '' but HHS still has more data needed .