Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted 17-0 on Wednesday to endorse over-the-counter birth control pills.
“Do I think we got perfect data? No. Do I think it was a perfect study? No. Do I think it was adequate to feel reassured that a large number of people can use this drug as intended? Yes,” said Cynthia Baur, a health literacy researcher at the University of Maryland who voted in favor of OTC access.
The abortion giant Planned Parenthood celebrated the news, calling the move a “huge step to increase access to birth control, especially for people who have the hardest time getting a prescription.” However, Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins released a statement via email calling the move“Making it easy for abusers to cover up their sexual abuse and statutory rape crimes with Online, No Test Chemical Abortion Pills or over-the-counter birth control sales is negligent public policy,” Hawkins said in part prior to Wednesday’s decision.
“It’s astounding that an agency established to keep women safe when using any substances is more interested in a quick sale than patient safety. President Biden’s FDA must stop prioritizing the goals of the abortion lobby and put women and young girls first,” she continued. “As I travel on campuses across the country, I find that young women – both pro-life and pro-choice – agree that hormonal birth control causes women many terrible problems. Outside of Washington D.C.
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