Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 25th, 2009
The AP reports The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it would accept, not appeal, a federal judge’s order that lifts Bush administration restrictions limiting over-the-counter sales of “Plan B” to women 18 and older. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman ruled last month in a lawsuit filed in New York that President George W. Bush’s [...]
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Posted in Abortion on Apr 14th, 2009
According to this April 6 AP report in the Chicago Tribune (for an up-close-and-personal look, see this from the ACLJ), pharmacists in five Illinois pharmacies owned by Luke VanderBleek and Glenn Kosirog can breath a temporary sigh of relief. For now, the pharmacists cannot be forced to go against their conscience by dispensing Plan B, [...]
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Posted in Abortion, Plan B on Mar 23rd, 2009
File another one under “ridiculous ideology vs. compassionate science.” According to tomorrow’s Washington Post (March 24, 2009; p. AO2, subscription required), US District Judge Edward R. Korman is requiring the FDA to revisit its position on Plan B, enacted during the Bush administration, and to make the “emergency contraceptive” available to 17 year old girls within 30 days, [...]
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