Breaking: GAO Confirms FDA Put Ideology Before Science On Plan B
Breaking: GAO Confirms FDA Put Ideology Before Science On Plan B
The GAO has just released a long-awaited report documenting the politicized process that led the Food & Drug Administration to block over-the-counter (OTC) access to Plan B, the “morning-after pill,” in 2003.
The blockbuster finding of the report is that then-FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford (a close ally of anti-choice groups) reportedly decided to reject the Plan B application months before the FDA’s study of the drug was completed.
FDA officials, including the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of New Drugs and the Directors of the Offices of Drug Evaluation III and V, told us that they were told by high-level management that the Plan B OTC switch application would be denied months before staff had completed their reviews of the application. The Director and Deputy Director of the Office of New Drugs told us that they were told by the Acting Deputy Commissioner for Operations43 and the Acting Director of CDER, after the Plan B public meeting in December 2003, that the decision on the Plan B application would be not-approvable. They informed us that they were also told that the direction for this decision came from the Office of the Commissioner. … Both office reviews were not completed until April 2004.
Of course, times haven’t really changed. President Bush’s FDA is still putting politics over science, women’s health, and responsible abortion prevention, and Plan B still isn’t available over-the-counter.
Topic Cloud
ArchivesBlog Roll
I hope Plan B’s maker, Barr Laboratories, sues the FDA for wasting their time and money compiling reports to prove the drug’s safety and effectiveness.
November 14th, 2005 at 2:13 pmI’m shocked. Shocked and appalled that this administration would make decisions that would affect thousands of Americans for political reasons.
Next think you’re going to tell me is that they manipulated pre-war intelligence.
Oh. Wait. That did happen.
November 14th, 2005 at 2:14 pmMore on Lester ‘Horse Doc’ Crawford:
November 14th, 2005 at 2:19 pm
That explains why that c*cksucker bailed so unexpectedly. he musta known the truth would come out–shocking, in this Admin–eventually.
I agree with #1–sue the frickin’ beejesus out of the gov’t. This is dishonesty at its worst. someone should ALSO research exactly how many ABORTIONS took place in those 4 months due to the inaccessibility of the drug.
Working in the pharm. industry, i take this shit personally.
November 14th, 2005 at 2:23 pmThe oppression of women by officials in this administration is staggering. The imposition of their restrictive fiats is to set back the individual rights of women decades, if not centuries. That the base to which they pander is the religious fundamentalist whose male dominance over females is renowned can no longer be in doubt. To preemptively disallow a drug designed to benefit women is not only extreme, it is foreboding of what may come next.
November 14th, 2005 at 2:29 pmI think this may have settled the question being wondered on The Hill
The mystery of the strange and sudden exit of a top Bush administration official two months ago continues to intrigue lawmakers, aides and lobbyists who aren’t used to being left out of the know
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/110805/crawford.html
November 14th, 2005 at 2:35 pmIt won’t be long before the radical right starts trying to shut down the GAO. They have been awfully incovenient folks over the last few years.
November 14th, 2005 at 2:49 pm[...] http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/14/gao-plan-b/ [...]
November 14th, 2005 at 3:25 pmWhat in the hell do they have against women NOT wanting to get an abortion? I suppose the pill will be in their creepy sights next. Well then, masturbation is wasting so none of that! Is it me or does it sound THAT stupid to y’all? What country am I in that we can have designer babies for the rich but no morning after pill for the raped?
I am quietly screaming right now.
November 14th, 2005 at 4:01 pmGood point, Punchy. How many abortions because this pill was unavailable? Men just do no get the fact that if a woman wishes not to be pregnant, then she won’t be. There are 1 billion reasons why this choice is put into motion and MEN, none of them are your business.
Good grief, why is this still an argument? No matter how much you sqawk about what we are doing, cause I know you troll men love to control us, abortion is here to stay. All of the whining and misinformed nonsense you drool out of your pie holes will not stop abortion – ever. Louder? NEVER The issue is ONLY its safety. Dumb dicks.
November 14th, 2005 at 4:06 pm[...] What do you expect out of this administration? Putting ideology first is a totally unfounded path to take. Breaking: GAO Confirms FDA Put Ideology Before Science On Plan B [...]
November 14th, 2005 at 5:06 pmThe FDA did not even have the guts to stand by their “pre-emptive” decision, but rather lied in saying they wanted more information, more studies, etc. Unethical, mean-spirited and disingenius is no way to go through life.
November 14th, 2005 at 6:00 pm#9 P&P, It’s a conundrum isn’t it? They want to abolish abortion in all cases, but they won’t allow methods that would eliminate the need for abortions.
November 14th, 2005 at 7:21 pmIt seems to be that it is truly a case of subordinating women at every turn, keeping them down, and subject to the supreme male authority. People who think like that are basically insecure themselves — the only way they can feel “strong” is to make someone else “weak” and under their rule.
“The oppression of women by officials in this administration is staggering. The imposition of their restrictive fiats is to set back the individual rights of women decades, if not centuries. That the base to which they pander is the religious fundamentalist whose male dominance over females is renowned can no longer be in doubt.” Comment by Marie
November 14th, 2005 at 7:36 pm*****Marie, When is the last time you had a date? If you would stop all of the ’60’s and ’70’s feminist lingo – you might seem interesting – well, pencil necks think feminist jargon is tantalizing, but according to Mr. Aphrodite, real men don’t.
Well, if it isn’t Mighty Norma Desmond!
I know, I know, you’re still big, it’s just the blogs that got small.
Don’t worry, Mr. DeMille will be right over for your close up!
November 14th, 2005 at 8:27 pmMA — some things never change — truth is one.
November 14th, 2005 at 8:45 pmAnd narrow-minded, prickly, sanctimonious, sneering, self-centered judgmental jerks is another.
Mighty Aphrodite: One can imagine what you look like based on what you write: Teeth bared, fangs dripping with bile; a pockmarked face from years of deep, cystic acne, which to this day persists, scaring your face, your soul; halitosis that offends from ten feet away; body odor that couldn’t be cured even after a twenty-four hour douching; morbid obesity; a balding scalp. And those are your good points. What a misguided, vile pig you are. You aren’t even worth pity. Quit boring people with your nonsensical blather.
November 14th, 2005 at 8:45 pmMightyFraud,
Do you hate women so much? Clearly you do. And clearly you are NOT a woman. You use sports logo, and you are anti womens rights. Only a rightwing whacko christian male would make such comments. I don’t even believe you’re jewish because I clearly demostrated on previous posts that I know more about judaism that you do!
MIGHTY IS A TROLL FRAUD!
November 14th, 2005 at 9:40 pmWhile some slept and others wondered about…
Yet another Slap to the Radical Right!
*[[]8^[[)} Merri Santa Day. –AJ
Hey, FILLth O’Liely, Thats how you say Hanukkah, Kwaanzah, Merry, Xmas, Feliz Navidad, And Star Trek all at once.
“Moron”,
(quoted from Scotty;; mooovie;; Dr. Evil)
June 2005,
Letter from National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
Office of the General Secretary
Rev. Bob Edgar
To; Mark D. Tooley
Institute on Religion and Democracy
Dear Mark,
Rev. Falwell and His Friends are certain that the problems of America can be solved
by more of the radical right agenda that they have long espoused. It is sometimes hard to fathom just how radical and mean spirited the hard right fundamentalists really are and how long they have been at it.
The January/February 2004 issue of “Zions Herald” published a special report
on the activities (dont have it sorry -AJ =( of the Washington think tank the Institute of Religion
and Democracy (IRD). It Documented that the United Methodist Church (UMC), other mainline protestant denominations, as well as the National Council of Churches of Christ have been the targets of an orchestrated attack by determined right wing ideologues since 1981. At the Heart of many of the Attacks is a “Reconstructionist” recipe for America. (blah blah blah skip)
According to Christian Century, in the Reconstructionists’ brave new America;
minimum-wage laws and Social Security for younger workers would be eliminated; most old-age
security would be covered by personal retirement plans or by care from adult children; and the federal government would play no part in regulating businesses, public education or welfare….all
inheritance and gift taxes would be abolished, while income taxes would be no more than 10 percent of gross income (an then only until goverment was shrunk further) Gleaning for the poor on private farms after harvesting would be encouraged..
I cannot Reconcile this Vision with my reading of the Bible. Jesus introduced his first by quoting the Prophet Isiah :(quote Here Luke 4-18)
BLAH BLAH BLAH
In the United States, For more than three decades, the leaders of the fundamentalist faith community and the political right have worked in tandem to build intellectual, organizational and political structures
rooted in easy certainty and dedicated to placing “Certain” politicians in the seat of power in the United States. With the 2004 Election, the ‘almost veto proof’ capture of the Senate, and with the prospect of a court system that will embrace fundamentalist principles, their victory seems near enough to grasp..Except…
a) NCC reject Hubris of easy Certainty (shortened -AJ)
B)” true Believers” piled up pyramids of skulls, organized the death camp and inflicted anguish on untold Millions (shortened –AJ)
BLAH BLAH
Blah blah……Because we reject the Fundamentalist confidence that disasters, whether Natural or cause dby Humans, are to be welocmed as an “end-time signs” pointing the select few toward the paradise beyond armageddon
It is Now Clear We Grossly Underestimated the the impact of the “gospel of easy certainty”
BLAH BLAH
**(FIRST NAME) we need your help, and that of other progressive and compassionate thinkers, to strengthen the infrastructure of compassion and justice, to once again preach and build toward the beloved community. What can you give to preserve freedom, compassion, and sustainability?
BLAH BLAH SEND MONEY BLAH BLAH
November 15th, 2005 at 5:20 amPeace and Justice
Rev. Bob Edgar.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well Looks like they aint jest real Happy With the Neo-RADicons, and looking for progressive help now that they done screwed the ol poochie with ‘Hubris and Easy-Certainty’ of th Radi-Cons
Are the Neo-Cons
Reich Smack Diddly Dab Dead Square in the Neo-Nutz…
wondering if they ever tire of getting beat up every day yet? ya think they would be.
If this doesnt shoot a few more holes in their RAT infested Barge,
dunno what will,,
Gnite’
Yet Do I?
Muuuhahhahaa =)
November 15th, 2005 at 5:30 amlast quickie
bush friends kid of sharon
November 15th, 2005 at 5:35 amReuters AlertNet – 2 hours ago
TEL AVIV, Nov 15 (Reuters) – The son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pleaded guilty on Tuesday in an Israeli campaign funds scandal that could pose a challenge to the Israeli leader ahead of expected early elections. …
The truly frightening aspect of this story is the root of the conservative opposition to Plan B – not abortion, but birth control in general. In an NPR report this morning, a representative from a conservative group actually said something to the effect of, “…if there’s easy access to birth control, it could encourage teenagers to have sex…”. AS IF THEY NEED ENCOURAGEMENT!!! How detached from reality are these morons?
November 15th, 2005 at 9:40 amProgressive and proud, I was agreeing with you until “Men just do no get the fact that if a woman wishes not to be pregnant, then she won’t be. There are 1 billion reasons why this choice is put into motion and MEN, none of them are your business. … Dumb dicks.”, because I’m male and I don’t care what contraceptives you use or how often you have abortions. I do however care when people are prejudiced assholes.
November 15th, 2005 at 12:41 pm[...] Think Progress [...]
November 15th, 2005 at 4:13 pmOne of the things you can do when you have the power is make decisions without having to explain in minute detail why you did it. Who cares if Liberal skanks and whores don’t have that awful drug to take with their orange juice every morning?
We are protecting women from ruthless moral midgets and from themselves. Some of you people shouldn’t be allowed in public without a minder and so it’s not surprising we are not allowing you to have some over-hyped under-tested abortion in a bottle. I wish they’d do the same thing with cell phones and automobiles.
November 17th, 2005 at 5:39 pmIRI – your opinions on this matter are completely irrelevant. It would be like asking an Al Qaeda operative whether or not Bush should be impeached: his opinion is biased:
1 – IRI states that “women feel, they don’t think” (and therefore should not be allowed to vote).
2 – IRI is a self-proclaimed mysogynist (hey, YOU gleefully offered it up as your position… no one else mentioned it first).
If you hate women, then any decision that you make concerning them is NOT for their benefit (because you hate them). Therefore, IRI, you are nort allowed to discuss any topics relating to women. Sorry. For those reasons, I will not respond to your inept and misguided post.
Though it is further support of other’s accusations about IRI’s sexual preference: most misogynists are homosexual. Come on out of the closet. We know you have Gannon’s website bookmarked. Actually, to be fair, there is also one other category of misogynist: the man who (for any number of reasons) connot get a date (but then many of them become homosexuals).
November 18th, 2005 at 12:51 pmThough it is further support of other’s accusations about IRI’s sexual preference: most misogynists are homosexual.
Comment by mysticagent
That of course is not true. Homosexuals JUST LUV wymin. It’s the men who have been too close to smelly masulinated feminist that have a tendency to treat women badly. Oh and also men who’ve made too many acquaintances among Lib women most of whom have the morals of an alley cat. Believe it or not there are some women I respect and give the time of day to but then you’ve never met them or anyone like them.
November 18th, 2005 at 1:55 pmWomen think first? I’m pretty sure they feel before they think but I’m just married so I’m sure I wouldn’t know…….
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:20 amNEWS FLASH:
Abortion induces long term mental distress
Vhttp://www.foodconsumer.org/777/8/Abortion_induces_long_term_mental_distress.shtml
YOU FILTHY MURDERING RATS!
December 12th, 2005 at 2:40 pmAcne Home Remedy For Acne Scar Removal Acne Laser Surgery In Canada
I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view
March 18th, 2008 at 12:15 am