Wednesday, April 22, 2009

good news and the end of the article troupe

ok, the news itself is the best part. Nonetheless, the last paragraphs are not to be missed.
F.D.A. Easing Access to ‘Morning After’ Pill for 17-Year-Olds
By Gardiner Harris
....By contrast, the Bush administration delayed issuing a decision for three years and acted only after members of Congress threatened to block the confirmation of the next F.D.A. commissioner. The agency’s own scientists were united in supporting over-the-counter sales to those at least as young as 17, although staff members said in depositions that they were convinced that no amount of scientific evidence would have persuaded Bush administration appointees to approve such a decision.
Such “political considerations, delays and implausible justifications” showed that the agency had acted without good faith, Judge Korman wrote in his decision.

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