No Longer in Mourning

Since I've been beating up on the Obama administration for the last 18 months, I should report that they have finally dropped their opposition to the over-the-counter sale of Plan B One-Step, the morning after contraceptive pill, to teenage girls. You can follow this story by reading my three previous posts on this issue, listed below.

However, before you start popping the champagne corks, here's the grim reality.

• The manufacturer first applied to have these pills sold over the counter in 2003. The Bush administration rejected their application in 2006. President Obama reaffirmed the Bush position in 2011. There is no way of knowing how many unwanted children have been born to teenagers as a result of this ten year delay.

• In opposing over-the-counter sale to minors, Obama rejected the unanimous advice of the FDA's scientific advisory board, which had sound research showing that adolescent girls had no difficulty using the product appropriately. This decision stood in sharp contrast to his campaign promise to allow policy decisions to be guided by scientific evidence.

• The President is still listening to the voice of his inner Republican. An administration spokesperson told the Washington Post that he has not changed his position, but has merely conceded that there is no realistic possibility of overturning the U. S. Court of Appeals' ruling that reversed Obama's decision.

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Jeff Cohen published an op-ed today called “Playing the Obama Bumper Sticker Game.” Whenever you see a car with an Obama campaign bumper sticker, look for any additional bumper stickers that are present. “It's uncanny,” says Cohen. The cause advocated on the second bumper sticker is always one that Obama has betrayed during his presidency, i.e., “War is Not the Answer,” “We are the 99%,” “Ban Fracking,” etc. You know the rest.

When will we ever learn?

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The Mourning After

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