A flagrant disregard for the health and safety of women

“The proposed ‘restrictions’ on OTC sales are totally unenforceable and appear to have been written to allow, rather than prevent, use of the dangerous drug regimen by minors. Additionally, this move for OTC sales has afforded sexual predators and rapists a readily available tool that can help cover their criminal tracks.”

“Plan B’s website encourages women to use the sometimes abortion causing drug ‘as frequently as needed’ despite the fact that long-term consequences of repeated use, nor the effects of use by adolescents, has ever been studied.

“The FDA has taken the indefensible position of encouraging the use of a potent synthetic steroid, which not only has the potential to destroy a newly conceived child, but also may pose serious health dangers to women and young girls who repeatedly ingest this mega dose of artificial hormones in the name of political compromise and expediency.

“We encourage the U.S. Congress to take immediate action to stop this decision from going forward and call for the withdraw of Andrew von Eschenbach’s nomination, President Bush’s nominee to head the FDA, who set this malicious plan in motion.”