Friday, April 24, 2009

Tough to Swallow

I think this is what they look like? I really won't know how controversial this is until I post it, so here it goes. The Food and Drug Administration has acquiesced and will now allow 17 year-olds the liberty of purchasing the ''morning after pill''. The article I read conveyed the notion that there was staunch opposition of this during the Bush administration, although their own scientists supported the motion to allow such.

Preface: I do not completely know the timetable at which a pregnancy develops therefore I view this as another form of contraception. If 17 year-olds are allowed to purchase condoms and the like then this would follow that precedent. There are probably quite a few people reading this who have concerns over the development and hormones of teenage bodies, as we know rarely (if ever) can you consume something to stop a natural bodily function without affecting something else. Have no fear, the FDA assures the public that teenagers can consume the pill safely. However a federal judge is probing to have all age restrictions lifted...eeek! The effectiveness of this culture move seems a bit minimal as the NY Times states, ''Facing intense Congressional and legal pressure, the F.D.A. finally relented in 2006 and made the pills available to women 18 and older without a perscription. So far there has been no measurable effect on abortion or teenage pregnancy rates''. We shall see how this pans
out but don't be surprised to see the teeny boppers toting pills.

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