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An expert advisory committee recommended approval, and scientists within the Food and Drug Administration unanimously supported that recommendation. Their rationale was simple: women can decide on their own when they need to take it, the drug is effective and its risks are minimal — particularly compared with pregnancy. But in a highly unusual move, top agency officials rejected the application because, some said later, they feared being fired if they approved it.
Once agian politics being driven by self interest over the public good
Sebelius Overrules F.D.A. on Freer Sale of Emergency Contraceptives - NYTimes.com