FED Health Officials Approve Sale Of "Morning After" Pill W/O Prescription

[kpete]

CNN confirms: Federal health officials have approved the sale of the so-called "morning-after" pill without a prescription.

http://www.cnn.com/

[tanyev]

1. Take your umbrellas today. 70% chance of fundie head explosions.

:nuke:

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Can't find the headline or the article on the site...

Show me! :shrug: SG

[kpete]

3. No article yet from CNN

Heard it on CNN and it's on the banner of their home page...

Here is Reuters:

US OKs wider access for Barr "morning-after" pill
Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:26am ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. won U.S. approval to sell its Plan B "morning-after" contraceptive without a prescription to women 18 and older, the company said on Thursday.

Younger girls still need a prescription for Plan B, Barr said in a statement. The Plan B pills may prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of sexual intercourse.

The Food and Drug Administration approval follows more than three years of controversy. Backers and opponents of wider access had fiercely lobbied the agency, and the feud stalled the nominations of two FDA commissioners.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2006-08-24T132601Z_01_WEN4471_RTRUKOC_0_US-CONTRACEPTIVE.xml

[Surya Gayatri]

4. Thanks, kpete...

Boy, the fundy rhetoric is gonna' ramp up today!

[silverojo]

5. And isn't it going to be fun to watch?!?!? n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

6. Yes, & the smell of sizzling

Republik grey-matter is so pungent! LOL! SG

[serryjw]

8. NOW, HOW did we pull this off?

less than 80 days before the election? FDA is a * apppointee. States are passing the 'conscious clause' protection for pharmacist and now we can have this? WHY??????

[serryjw]

7. Came over about 1 hour ago

http://www.news10.net/storyfull2.aspx?storyid=19538. NOW on my TV as I type!

[rocktivity]

9. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

And if you don't like it, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!

:woohoo:
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