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
We need to call the White House and protest the president's support of abortion.
The White House phone number is: (202) 456-1111.