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Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. There is some really smart judge out there, and his name is US District Judge Edward Korman. He (courtesy of the AP) has some really great thoughts (and rulings) about Plan B, aka emergency contraception:
Thanks, Judge Korman!The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it would accept, not appeal, a federal judge's order that lifts Bush administration restrictions limiting over-the-counter sales of "Plan B" to women 18 and older. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman ruled last month in a lawsuit filed in New York that President George W. Bush's appointees let politics, not science, drive their decision to restrict over-the-counter access.
Women's groups said the FDA's action was long overdue, since the agency's own medical reviewers had initially recommended that the contraceptive be made available without any age restrictions.
Korman ordered the FDA to let 17-year-olds get the birth control pills. He also directed the agency to evaluate clinical data to determine whether all age restrictions should be lifted.
The FDA's latest action does not mean that Plan B will be immediately available to 17-year-olds.The manufacturer must first submit a request.
Here's what I think:
1. The manufacturer better get on this ASAP!
2. The Associated Press is pretty awesome for referring to Plan B as "the birth control pills"! It's pretty refreshing after struggling for years against the BAD WRONG MISLEADING ideas that EC causes abortion.
3. Judge Korman is pretty rad! It seems that he and I would agree that while insuring access for 17 year olds is a good start, "all age restrictions should be lifted"!
4. Can we also talk about how $60 or more for EC is a little over the top in terms of price?
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| 4/22/09 08:39 PM
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