FDA must protect women, children; just say NO to OTC sale of Plan B
By Amber Dolle
Aug 1, 2006

Washington, D.C. — Judie Brown, president of American Life League, issued the following statement regarding the Food and Drug Administration's announcement today that the group will re-consider Barr Laboratories' request to make emergency contraception available over the counter for anyone over 18:

"American Life League is aghast that the Food and Drug Administration has caved to mounting political pressures regarding the over-the-counter availability of a dangerous drug. Plan B, commonly known as emergency contraception, is a deadly cocktail of drugs that – even according to its manufacturer – can act to take the life of newly conceived babies in the days immediately following fertilization. The FDA should not have authorized any use of this risky drug regimen in the first place and it certainly should not make it readily available over the counter. the rest