RICHMOND, Aug. 8 -- A leading conservative antiabortion group has joined Democrat James Webb in criticizing Republican Sen. George Allen for opposing abortion while owning stock in the manufacturer of the morning-after pill.
Chris Freund, policy director for the Family Foundation in Richmond, said social conservatives should be troubled by Allen's investment in Barr Laboratories Inc., maker of the pill, Plan B.
"Given his pro-life record, I think pro-life Virginians would be very confused by this decision to invest in the only producer of the morning-after pill," Freund said. "I think the issue of the morning-after pill really goes to the heart of the abortion debate, and for a lot of pro-life Virginians, this is the issue of the day."
Plan B is an emergency contraceptive that is supposed to prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of intercourse. Its availability is a subject of intense debate between abortion rights supporters and people who consider it a form of abortion. The Food and Drug Administration has resisted efforts to make the drug available without a prescription.
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