Contact the FDA on Women’s Health Issues
Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) promises a decision on over the counter Emergency Contraception by September 1.
After more than two years of foot dragging during negotiations with the makers of the “morning after pill,” the FDA once again is promising to issue a decision about emergency contraception (EC). NOW activists and others who support the health and safety of girls and women, have been demanding that the FDA allow the sale of EC without a prescription. We must remind them one more time that their job is to promote and protect our health and safety, not the political whims of their patrons, be they the pharmaceutical industry or the politicians controlling the White House and Congress.
NOW Calls for FDA Probe, Questions Integrity of Panel’s Recommendation on Breast Implants
Today we call on the United States Congress to step in and fully investigate the entire circumstances surrounding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to send an approvable letter regarding dangerous silicone gel breast implants — from the allegations of fraud and deception made under oath by managers of the company that makes these implants, to the role of a senior manager at the FDA who acted more like a representative of the manufacturer than a person carrying out a public trust.