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Fourteen Senators Ask Sebelius for Data Justifying Administration's Decision Denying Teens Access to Plan B
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 13, 2011 - 5:38pm (Print)
Today, 14 Senators, 13 Democrats and one independent, wrote HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking her to provide them with the scientific evidence and rationale for her decision to deny access to Plan B to teens over the counter
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"Dr." Sebelius's Bitter Pill: A Case of National Malpractice
by Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
December 8, 2011 - 7:32pm (Print)
"Dr." Kathleen Sebelius prescribed us a bitter pill when she ignored overwhelming evidence on the safety and effectiveness of emergency contraception to prohibit its sale over-the-counter. Is this change we can believe in? It’s certainly not a “common sense” solution. President Obama and Secretary Sebelius should listen to real doctors and the FDA Commissioner, and make this decision based on science, not politics.
Denying Access to Plan B: An Act of Political Cowardice
by Lorraine Berry, SUNY Cortland
December 8, 2011 - 12:37pm (Print)
On contemplating, again, what it feels like to be thrown under the bus by politicians who take women for granted.
