FDA delays decision on emergency contraception

You have got to be kidding me. Still? We still have to wait for a decision?

From the Associated Press:

The government on Friday put off its long-awaited final decision on whether to sell emergency contraception without a prescription, saying the pill was safe to sell over-the-counter to adults but grappling with how to keep it out of the hands of young teenagers.
…The FDA will allow 60 days of public comment on how to take such a step and enforce an age limit.

Um, how about you don’t? Young women are the women who need EC the most. And as we’ve pointed out before, many American teens can get abortions without parental notification or consent–so why in the world would we want to give them a hard time about preventing a pregnancy? I’m too disgusted to write anymore.

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