PLan B

Whenever Plan B is mentioned I always wonder what Plan A would have been? That being said, the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that 17 yr. old girls should have unrestricted over the counter access to Plan B, or the so-called "emergency contraception drug". This decision over-ruled the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruling that required the minor first obtain a valid prescription.

The arguments against Plan B are numerous and repetitive. Plan B is far more toxic in hormones than the ordinary contraceptive. Adverse reactions include death. We do not allow minors to walk into pharmacies and obtain life-threatening drugs without a prescription. We don't even allow that for adults. With the court order, the FDA must make Plan B available to 17 yr. olds, under the same condition that is currently available to adult women, and to do so by April 21st, 2009. The court's ruling accepted the fact, the arguments made by abortion industry attorneys. Furthermore, it will not permit the FDA to undertake another internal review of the drug safety record, or to receive evidence on the increased need to protect minors from dangerous medications.

The Obama Administration is widely expected to welcome the ruling and not pursue a meaningful appeal in this case.

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