Plan B and the Republicans

The Republican controlled FDA has refused to make the emergency contraception pill known as Plan B available to women as an over the counter medicine. They've lied, blocked, and generally done everything to stop women from getting the medication.

From USA Today:
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on Monday condemned the Food and Drug Administration for blocking over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception....
...We're not trying to promote the need for EC (emergency contraception)," said president Michael Mennuti, obstetrics and gynecology and human genetics and pediatrics professor at the University of Pennsylvania. "We're trying to promote access to it when it's needed."

In December 2003, two FDA advisory committees deemed Plan B emergency contraception safe and effective for over the counter use. FDA scientists agreed. But more than two years later FDA officials have not yet acted, and women still need a prescription for Plan B.

The FDA's inaction represents "despicable treatment of women," said Vivian Dickerson, immediate past president of the organization and a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California-Irvine. "Clearly, political interference is hampering scientific review within the agency today..."

Do the Republicans think that women are unable to take care of their own bodies? Obviously, the GOP has no respect for women.