Clinton/Murray petition to FDA on Plan B - Sign it!

[Beaverhausen]

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Patty Murray today launched a petition to press the Food and Drug Administration to make a yes or no decision on the pending application for over-the-counter status of Plan B based on science, not ideology. Senators Clinton and Murray unveiled the letter they will submit to the FDA in response to the agency’s request for public comment on the Plan B application and urged those who support their call to sign on to the letter, posted on their websites.

http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/women/index.cfm?topic=planbpetition

“The FDA has been dragging its heels for two years on the Plan B application and the American people deserve a decision, yes or no. The continued delays are damaging the reputation of the FDA and putting women's health at risk. We urge you to take an important step toward restoring the credibility of the FDA by making a decision expeditiously and based strictly on scientific evidence,” said Senators Clinton and Murray.


On August 26, the FDA announced a new public comment period on the application to make Plan B emergency contraception available over the counter. This action amounts to an indefinite delay in consideration of the application and flies in the face of the mounting scientific and medical evidence that emergency contraception is a safe, effective method for reducing the rate of unintended pregnancy.



http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=247226

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never ceases to amaze me that in year 2005 we still have to fight the same old battles, have the same discussions, especially when these aren't even issues in most developed countries.

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11. Already signed

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Thanks for posting it!

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And forwarded to a few friends.......

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At least we have a SENATOR who is working for the women of America, unlike our GOVERNOR who is more concerned with his national right wing political aspirations.

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