Suing FDA over Morning After pill
April 14th 2007 07:49
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"In an effort to overturn a decision to allow the so-called morning-after pill to be sold over-the-counter, The Family Research Council (FRC) and other groups Thursday sued the FDA and FDA Commissioner Andrew Von Eschenbach.
In August, the FDA approved nonprescription sales of the drug known as Plan B to women 18 or older.
FRC, along with Concerned Women for America, American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, and Safe Drugs for Women, filed suit in U.S. district court.
FRC President Tony Perkins said the FDA "must hold itself to high standards of accountability and resist those who seek to politicize women's health."
"However, the FDA sacrificed women's health and committed unprecedented violations of the law by approving the morning-after pill for over-the-counter use," he added. "The agency bowed to heavy-handed political pressure from Sens. (Hillary) Clinton and (Patty) Murray who misused their power by holding up confirmation of the FDA commissioner.""
These are quotes from the following link
The text of the suit is also available from this site.
I actually find these things horribly distasteful, but what do you think? I think the world is going backwards not forwards and women seem to be the unhealthy target and unfortunately many of them are willing to be so.
Your comments are invited
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