Hey, what do you know:
The Food and Drug Administration today approved over-the-counter sales of the "morning-after" contraceptive pill to women 18 and older, resolving one of the most contentious issues in the agency's 100-year history.
I'm still not sure why this was a fight in the first place.
Posted by baltar at August 24, 2006 11:35 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Culture | Health | Reproductive AutonomyI'm still not sure why this was a fight in the first place.
That's because you are a rational adult who places scientific results over moralistic politics.
Posted by: binky at August 24, 2006 01:12 PM | PERMALINKIt was a fight because it might lead to more unmarried people not being terrified by the possible consequences of sex.
Alas, I'm being serious.
Posted by: jacflash at August 24, 2006 01:35 PM | PERMALINKAlas, I also think you are slightly off.
It was a fight because it might lead to more unmarried WOMEN not being terrified by the possible consequences of sex and punished if they succumb.
Posted by: binky at August 24, 2006 01:57 PM | PERMALINKOh, probably. I stop short of buying into the implicit idea that we're quite at the Islamic-fundy level of woman-blaming, though.
Posted by: jacflash at August 24, 2006 02:28 PM | PERMALINKI don't know, the administration has tried to appoint some people with seriously fucked up views of women. Like Hagar who thinks women should pray for their pms, and was involved with blocking Plan B on social grounds.
Posted by: binky at August 24, 2006 02:46 PM | PERMALINKNow there's a guy who needs to be dropped from a helicopter into the middle of the MWMF or something.
Posted by: jacflash at August 24, 2006 03:07 PM | PERMALINKWith a sign taped to his back that says "I'm MTF."
Posted by: binky at August 24, 2006 04:16 PM | PERMALINK