To the Point
Does Approval of "Morning-after" Pill Mean Change at FDA?
After three years of debate about science and social issues, the morning-after pill can be sold over the counter to women over 18.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThree years of controversy over the "morning-after" pill have damaged the credibility of the Food and Drug Administration. Are crucial decisions based on science or politics and religion? Have wealthy drug companies and other special interests compromised the protection of public health and welfare? Plus, a "credible force" for peacekeeping in southern Lebanon, and the State Department investigates Israel's use of American-made cluster bombs in Lebanon in violation of a secret agreement with the US.