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August 26, 2005
Bushie breaks promise: FDA delays decision on emergency contraception
You have got to be kidding me.
From the Associated Press:
...The FDA will allow 60 days of public comment on how to take such a step and enforce an age limit.
Um, how about you don’t? Young women are the women who need EC the most.
President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, Nancy Keenan, had this to say:
“The Bush administration has broken its promise to the U.S. Senate and the American people to make this decision, after more than two years of stalling. FDA’s delay flies in the face of an American majority that believes more should be done to reduce unintended pregnancies and the need for abortion. Scientists, doctors, and Americans across the political spectrum support giving women, especially survivors of sexual assault, better access to the morning-after pill to prevent unintended pregnancies.”
Because, really--isn’t that what we all want?
Posted by Jessica at August 26, 2005 5:13 PM
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Because we all know that the older woman who makes a mistake is much more deserving of OTC MAP than those damn teenage party sluts.
Sounds like the Bush administration wants to see "irresponsible" teens giving birth.
Wont that be great for america? Legions of un-prepared, incapable teens having babies, subject their young bodies to the abuse of an early pregnancy, and their children to possible impoverished lives, as well as becoming a financial burdon to the U.S.
It just interests me that the same people in support of cutting our welfare programs are the ones who would love to force young women into motherhood.
Posted by: Kelz at August 27, 2005 1:48 AM
Dear Hillary and Patty: Go to Plan B
http://liberalstreetfighter.com/ee/index.php?/fist/more/hillary_and_patty_need_plan_b/
Posted by: TrueBlueDem at August 29, 2005 5:49 AM
Did anyone actually read Jessica's post? We're talking about contraception, not abortion. For God's sake, if you want fewer abortions then why would you not be for easier access to Plan B?
I find it interesting that the FDA's response to the flood of letters they have been receiving from Americans around the country is that they will make their decision based solely on science. This is funny because both of the committees that they have had review the Plan B proposal have reccommended that it be made available over the counter and have deemed it very safe for OTC use. Looks to me like this decision is being made based a lot more on what Bush says than on what the scientists say...
Posted by: kaybear at August 29, 2005 10:15 AM