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F.D.A.'s Role in Delaying Contraceptive Is Criticized
NYTimes ^ | 3/18/05 | GARDINER HARRIS

Posted on 03/18/2005 9:46:07 AM PST by anniegetyourgun

ASHINGTON, March 17 - Senate Democrats on Thursday questioned Dr. Lester M. Crawford, President Bush's choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration, about why the agency had so far refused to allow over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill Plan B.

"What has disturbed many of us is what appears is political interference in a scientific process," said Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York. "We rely on the F.D.A. for everything we take, and I am hopeful that we will reverse what appears to be a dangerous slide into political opinion as opposed to scientific evidence."

Senators Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Patty Murray of Washington and Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland expressed similar concerns.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: abortifacient; contraceptives; fda; hillary; morningafter; morningafterpill; planb; senatorclinton
The real Hillary comes through. Don't listen to her words, watch her actions.
1 posted on 03/18/2005 9:46:08 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: anniegetyourgun

Typical


2 posted on 03/18/2005 9:47:44 AM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: anniegetyourgun
I would be willing to bet there have been more instances of death related to the use of the morning after pill than there were with the arthritis medicine that was recently taken off the shelves.
3 posted on 03/18/2005 9:49:30 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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To: anniegetyourgun
It is really sad when we compare something as beautiful as children to parasites and viruses that we need protection from.
4 posted on 03/18/2005 9:50:42 AM PST by mike182d ("Let fly the white flag of war." - Zapp Brannigan)
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To: anniegetyourgun

The morning after pill isn't "contraception" its an abortifacient that prevents a fertilized egg from attaching to the lining of the uterine wall.


5 posted on 03/18/2005 9:51:35 AM PST by mike182d ("Let fly the white flag of war." - Zapp Brannigan)
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To: anniegetyourgun

The drug itself is marketed as a contraceptive, but in this dosage it is, and is intended to be, an abortifacient.


6 posted on 03/18/2005 9:54:33 AM PST by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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To: mike182d

The government closes down entire beaches in states to protect bugs yet it doesn't give a rat's ass about human life?


7 posted on 03/18/2005 10:02:33 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection (www.whatyoucrave.com)
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To: anniegetyourgun

F.D.A.'s Role in Delaying Contraceptive Is Criticized.......so,....'back-up' plan still ('Soviet-British') abortions?


8 posted on 03/18/2005 10:05:54 AM PST by maestro
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To: mike182d

I compare the aforementioned "senators" to parasites and viruses that we need protection from!


9 posted on 03/18/2005 10:22:10 AM PST by hunter112 (Total victory, both in the USA and the Middle East!)
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