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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.
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3 storiesEurope to Provide More than Half of UN Lebanon Force
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says a " credible force " can now be sent to southern Lebanon with Europe agreeing to provide almost half the 15,000 soldiers. Marc Champion is reporting from Brussels for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story6 minDoes Approval of Morning-After Pill Mean Change at FDA?
The mission of the Food and Drug Administration is protection of public health and welfare. To accomplish that, the agency regulates no less than one-fourth of all consumer products sold in the United States.
Read the story38 minState Department Investigates Israel's Use of US-Made Cluster Bombs
Israel says all the weapons it fired in southern Lebanon were legal and used according to international standards, but the UN reports that cluster bombs are littering hundreds of homes and gardens even though they're prohibited against civilian targets.
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