New documents obtained by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) reveal some pretty disturbing things about the FDA’s decision-making process on over-the-counter availability of emergency contraception.

The documents show that FDA policy makers had no problem with over-the-counter sales of EC in 2004, but that a year and a half later former FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford brought up concerns about teens:

The FDA records indicate that the change was engineered by FDA senior officials who worked behind the scenes against the company while appearing to remain neutral.

...In a letter to acting FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach that was released Thursday, Waxman contends that the FDA "created a regulatory `Catch 22' to justify the predetermined political decision to block over-the-counter sales of Plan B."

So not surprising, but hopefully this can be used to hold someone accountable. (Optimistic, I know.)