Posted on 08/22/2006 12:19:08 PM PDT by Pyro7480
Bush gives support for emergency contraceptive without prescription
Bill Sammon, The Examiner
Aug 22, 2006 5:00 AM (10 hrs ago)
WASHINGTON - On Monday, President Bush endorsed over-the-counter sales of a morning-after pill that those against abortion say can cause early-term abortions, although he said prescriptions should be required for minors.
The president’s remarks, which came in response to questions by The Examiner, infuriated anti-abortion groups who said underage girls will merely obtain the pill, known as Plan B, from boyfriends and others who are 18 or older. Pro-abortion groups cheered the president’s remarks, saying he was abandoning years of opposition to Plan B.
“I believe that Plan B ought to require a prescription for minors,” Bush said at a news conference in the White House press corps’s temporary offices near the West Wing.
Bush also stood by the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, who told Plan B’s makers last month: “We believe that the appropriate age for [over-the-counter] access is 18.” Such comments have prompted anti-abortion groups to demand that Bush withdraw his nomination of Eschenbach as the permanent commissioner.
“I support Andy’s decisions,” Bush said Monday.
Currently, women need a prescription to obtain Plan B, which can terminate a pregnancy within 72 hours of conception by preventing a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus.
That amounts to an early-term abortion, say those against the practice, who generally believe life begins at conception.
“The president must demonstrate a consistent respect for the sanctity of all human life or he risks provoking a great divorce with the conservative Catholics that compromise a large part of his support base,” said the Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, president of Human Life International.
Euteneuer said Bush’s support for Plan B “is completely inconsistent with his recent veto of the embryonic stem cell research funding bill. What the president apparently fails to realize is that Plan B kills the same innocent unborn children that the ESCR process does.”
Vicki Saporta, president of the National Abortion Federation, said she was “surprised” by Bush’s comments.
“This represents a turnaround in the position of the administration, which has been opposed to making Plan B available over the counter,” she told The Examiner. “It’s a step in the right direction. And I hope it means that the FDA will approve Plan B for over-the-counter use this week.”
White House spokesman Emily Lawrimore defended the president’s position on minors.
“We have been assured that the FDA recognizes the critical distinction between minors and adults, and the risks a drug like this can pose,” she said. “It will insist on stringent conditions and restrictions on access to reduce both health risks and opportunities for abuse, especially to protect minors.”
Catholic and pro-life ping!
Drip.....drip......drip.........drip..............
Hmmm?
This is the morning after bill plain and simple.
Too bad we can't get a morning after pill for bills we don't like.
The slow and steady drip of liberal objectives filling up the toilet of American immorality.......
Owl_Eagle
If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.
No Child left behind, CFR, letting mission creep keep what our brave soldiers are really trained for from doing, supporting/leading UN to resolution to help the Hezzies, 250 million in aid for Lebanon, Plan B, amnesty for 12 plus million illegals, ... drip ... drip ... drip ... drip.
A most appropriate comment and about says it all.
Isn't this the same pill that has caused the deaths of some women taking it?
WASHINGTON - On Monday, President Bush endorsed over-the-counter sales of a morning-after pill that those against abortion say can cause early-term abortions, although he said prescriptions should be required for minors.
The president’s remarks, which came in response to questions by The Examiner, infuriated anti-abortion groups who said underage girls will merely obtain the pill, known as Plan B, from boyfriends and others who are 18 or older. Pro-abortion groups cheered the president’s remarks, saying he was abandoning years of opposition to Plan B.
“I believe that Plan B ought to require a prescription for minors,” Bush said at a news conference in the White House press corps’s temporary offices near the West Wing.
Bush also stood by the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, who told Plan B’s makers last month: “We believe that the appropriate age for [over-the-counter] access is 18.” Such comments have prompted anti-abortion groups to demand that Bush withdraw his nomination of Eschenbach as the permanent commissioner.
“I support Andy’s decisions,” Bush said Monday.
Just remember:
Pres. Bush would NEVER sell the pro-life crowd down the river!!! Not even a little bit!
/sarc
You can't 'kill' what never took place.
We need to call the White House and protest the president's support of abortion.
The White House phone number is: (202) 456-1111.
This drug induces an abortion, terminating a human life.
There are also questions about its safety for the mother.
I can't stand it; they will miss my grass root efforts in the Mid Term elections.
Look, Bush is a RINO. He has some conservatism values in him but that's the extent of it.
Same as McCain and Guiliani.
Want a true Conservative, go out and find a candidate that represents 100% of conservatism and put him up as a candidate in 08. Regardless, that candidate will have to come to the center because that is what the liberal candidate is going to do and independent voters are going to vote for someone in the middle.
You're only seeing part of the picture.
> This drug induces an abortion, terminating a human life.
You should be better informed. The B pill is a contraceptive, not an abortificiant. Your precious blob of protoplasm never gets fertilized.
Can you tell me what specfic test is used to confirm that fertilization has, or has not, taken place?
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