"We did it!" That's the triumphant email of Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL, when the FDA announced it will dispense the so-called "morning after" pill to women over 18 without a prescription.
This is wrong and unprecedented. Beyond the healthcare concerns we are left with a diagnosis of bad politics as well, as it appears that President Bush caved in to Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in order to persuade them to release the nomination of Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach to head the FDA. "Stringent conditions and restrictions," were words used by the White House to justify the change. Are you confident that laws restricting the sale of tobacco and alcohol to those under 18 are successful? Can the FDA assure us that adult men will not be able to obtain this powerful Over-the-Counter (OTC) drug for their under-age girlfriends?
The FDA is twisting congressional statutes, which it does not have legal authority to do.
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