CHUTZPAH WATCH….Get this: conservative groups are now complaining that the FDA is politicized. Why? Because after years of pandering to social conservatives by refusing to approve Plan B emergency contraception for over-the-counter sale, the FDA finally followed the advice of its own medical experts and told the wingnuts to take a hike. Ann Friedman has the details.
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