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May 25, 2006

Bush left top FDA staff say left out of contraceptive ruling

By Amanda Lang

Former USDA chief shut out two senior agency officials from a decision to indefinitely postpone action "morning-after" contraceptive. Transcripts of the sworn statements were released by the non-profit Center for Reproductive Rights, which sued the FDA, claiming that the agency allowed political opposition to the Plan B contraceptive to interfere with science.

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Former USDA chief shut out two senior agency officials from a decision to indefinitely postpone action "morning-after" contraceptive. Transcripts of the sworn statements were released by the non-profit Center for Reproductive Rights, which sued the FDA, claiming that the agency allowed political opposition to the Plan B contraceptive to interfere with science.

Authors Bio:

OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.

Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.


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