The Politics of Abortion - The FDA and Plan B
By ELAINE CASSEL...At the request of the Senate, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigated and issued a report on the FDA's actions with regard to the OTC use of Plan B. The report noted that it was the only time in ten years that the FDA did not approve an OTC request endorsed by the advisory panel.
The reason for the decision is obvious: The FDA bowed to pressure from Republicans in Congress who argued that teenage girls might become sexually promiscuous if they knew Plan B was available...
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