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FDA to announce Morning-After Pill Decision by end of August
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The US Food and Drug Administration said it would decide the fate of Barr Pharmaceuticals Plan B abortifacient morning-after pill by month’s end.
The FDA denied Barr’s first attempt at over-the-counter approval last year, based on the “overwhelming recommendation of the agency's own scientific advisers,” according to a CNN report. In addition, the FDA expressed concern that Barr had not included any age restriction in the application. Their updated application requested that the drug be available OTC for girls aged 16 or over, while prescription-only status be retained for girls under 16.
Experts argue that making the pills more accessible could lead to teens engaging in activities they might otherwise not do, based on the false sense of security inherent with availability of the pill. The increased availability of the pill also raises concerns over increased exposure to sexually transmitted disease, in turn sparking a significant increase in cancer, infertility, and HIV/AIDS.
The Bangkok Post reported in 2002 that several random studies revealed that men are the most frequent buyers of morning-after pills, using them to exploit women. “Although many feminists believe that the morning-after pill gives them more control over their own bodies, it would seem, judging from the few studies conducted so far, that it is actually being used by men to exploit women,” the paper’s author concluded.
Read related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
Scottish Research "Discovers" Morning-After Pill Does Not Reduce Abortion Rate http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/dec/04120304.html
Pharmaceutical tries again for FDA Approval of Morning After Pill Without Prescription http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2004/jul/04072306.html
Morning After Pills Used To Exploit Women And Create Serious Health Risks http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/jun/02061005.html
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