Plan B for teens? It’s orgy time!

It’s almost a relief to say that the battle to get emergency contraception approved to over-the-counter use seems… so long ago. So very Bush era. But in fact, one of the unresolved issues related to Plan B was that teenagers lack over-the-counter access. Studies have shown that the drug is safe for women of all ages. And yet, in what was clearly a decision rooted in moralizing not in science, the FDA chose to bar teens from buying Plan B without a prescription.

Well, it’s a new day. A federal court ruled this week that the FDA must review its decision on preventing teens from buying Plan B over-the-counter.

In his ruling, Korman detailed repeated interference by “political
actors” in the agency’s handling of Plan B, including the long delay in
approving the drug and the ultimate decision to act only after some
senators tried to apply pressure by blocking confirmation of acting FDA
commissioners. The agency’s justification for its final decision “lacks
all credibility,” Korman said.

Right on. Now bring on the “sex-based cults“!

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Not over-the-counter, not even behind it…

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