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To: Alighieri who wrote (262866)	12/1/2005 10:04:16 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) of 1585969

The scientific panel that reviews drugs for OTC status for the FDA found no reason not to allow "Plan B" (which is a different pill than RU-486) not to be made available over the counter and recommended it be made legal without prescription. In all cases BUT this one, this has meant the drug immediately became approved for OTC sale. The Bush-appointed, bible-thumping FDA head stopped it. The head of the science panel resigned, to shine a light on the fact that the Bush FDA is making decisions based on right wing abortion politics, not science. Last week's 60 Minutes had a segment on it.

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