On the FDA's failure to make a decision about whether the morning-after-pill can be dispensed without a prescription, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt terms the failure to act "a step forward in the process."
USA Today terms the failure to act "a rejection in disguise."
The real reason for the FDA's stall — a rejection in disguise — is opposition from interest groups and 46 members of Congress who wrote to President Bush to lobby against easier access to Plan B. Ignoring scientific evidence, the opponents claim Plan B causes abortions and could promote teen promiscuity.
By letting political considerations trump scientific fact, the FDA undermines its credibility.
The FDA has credibility? Sorry, there is no branch of the Dubya Administration that has anything remotely resembling credibilty.
Send this Petition to the clueless FDA.
Hat tip to Bush v. Choice
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