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...Even though the criminal investigation into Limbaugh's pill purchases may explain his current position, I don't have a problem with his hypocrisy. My problem is that Rush is wrong twice, swinging all the way from punitive to forgiving. Drug use is incredibly nuanced and confusing - even alcohol required two constitutional amendments and a fight between "Tastes great" and "Less filling" that has never been adequately settled. Limbaugh used to portray all drugs as equal, whether they were painkillers or marijuana or heroin - which is not only stupid but also a really poor business plan if you're considering...
...making the morning-after pill over-the-counter, the FDA will improve widespread access and availability for all women and help to reduce unwanted pregnancy. In a society where the right to choose is increasingly scrutinized, an opportunity to prevent the problem before it starts cannot be passed...
...fact, the wider availability of the pill is something flag-toting, poster-brandishing right-to-lifers should be celebrating. The Alan Guttmacher Institute estimates that 51,000 abortions were prevented in 2000 due to better access to and better knowledge of emergency contraception. And over-the-counter availability is predicted to result in 1.7 million fewer unwanted pregnancies and 800,000 fewer abortions each year in the United States...
...morning-after pill increases a woman’s control over her own reproduction and it is medically safe to offer it over-the-counter. Dr. Paul Blumenthal, an obstetrician who heads contraceptive research and programs at Johns Hopkins University’s Bayview medical center, told the Associated Press that “It meets all the criteria that would ordinarily have to be met by any other over- the-counter drugs. You could probably argue this is safer than aspirin...
...rest of the world in offering this pregnancy prevention option. Emergency contraception was already available over the counter in 26 countries by 2000, ranging from Britain, Israel and Switzerland to Sri Lanka, Albania and Madagascar. If women around the world can handle the daunting task of taking a pill all by themselves, why can’t we? For a country that professes to be a leader in the global fight for women’s rights and access to birth control, we certainly drag our feet when it comes to our own reproductive choices...