HEALTH
FDA Rules Morning-After Pill
Cannot be Sold OTC
By Sarah Pollak
CBN News Reporter
The FDA says there
is no proof that young teens could safely use the pills without a doctor's guidance.
May 10, 2004
CBN.com
– (CBN News) - The Food and Drug Administration has ruled that the
so-called "morning after pill" cannot be sold over the counter. The
move has infuriated feminist groups, who are accusing the Bush administration
of "putting politics before science."
But the FDA says there is no proof that young teens could safely use the
pills without a doctor's guidance. That decision overruled the agency's own
scientific advisers who had overwhelmingly backed easier access to the pill.
They call it a safe way to "prevent thousands of abortions."
Dr. Alastair Wood of Vanderbilt University/FDA Advisory Panelist, said, "I
was shocked because I think this is a tragedy for the health of American women."
The morning-after pill is a higher dose of regular hormonal contraception.
Taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, it can cut a woman's chances of
pregnancy by up to 89 percent.
But pro-life groups say it is still ending the life of a baby, and many are
worried that without a doctor's supervision, women will use the pills on a
regular basis instead of birth control.
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