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March 1, 2007
Bush Administration targets Women's Health office
Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, speaks out on the budget cuts to the Office of Women's Health at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
"For more than three years, political appointees at the FDA disregarded sound science and medical expertise by blocking over-the-counter access for emergency contraception...Now, after commonsense and public health finally prevailed, we learn that the Office of Women's Health is on the chopping block. Reportedly, more than one-quarter of its $4 million operating budget is slated to be cut. This development begs a question for the Bush administration, 'Why is women's health 25 percent less important this year than last?'"
Posted by Jessica at March 1, 2007 9:22 AM