Previously the FDA required it only be sold to adults. A judge ruled that decision was driven by politics and ordered it reversed.

Many think increased access will reduce teen pregnancies and abortions, others say it promotes promiscuity. Doctors also say there's also a misconception the pill causes an abortion.

"There is a misconception between emergency contraception and the abortion pill. If you take emergency contraception and you are already pregnant it will not interrupt that pregnancy," says Stacy James with Planned Parenthood.

"This pill would allow you to take the consequences away from promiscuous behavior. I can do whatever I want because I can take this pill and it will all go away," says Rick Thomas with Lutheran Trinity Church.

If taken within 72 hours, "Plan B" lowers a woman's chance of pregnancy by 89% by delaying ovulation, fertilization and possibly implantation; however recent studies say it's not likely the pill prevents implantation. The drug's manufacturer must now submit a request to remove the age limitation.