Reproductive Health
FDA Fails to Consider Risks of Over-the-Counter Plan B
Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 7th, 2009
"The Obama Administration is permitting a judge to make a scientific decision as to the safety of the over-the-counter sale of Plan B. This decision places policy preferences before safety. The best interest of women's health is not advanced by these decisions. Reason, science, and compassion clearly are not the animating factors of the decision.
"In order for a drug to be sold over-the-counter, patients must be able to...
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