Judge Orders F.D.A. to Make Morning-After Pill Available Over the Counter for All Ages

NY TIMES ^ | 4/5/13 | Pam Belluck

[SoFloFreeper]

A federal judge has ruled that the Unites States government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and under.

The decision, on a fraught and politically controversial subject, comes after a decade-long fight over who should have access to the pill and under what circumstances, and it counteracts an unprecedented move by the Obama administration's Health and Human Services secretary who in 2011 overruled a recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration to make the pill available for all ages without a prescription.

[driftdiver]

I take it you’ve never read Song of Songs

[longfellowsmuse]

I take it you’ve never studied song of songs as it is generally interpreted in an allegorical sense to be descriptive of the relationship between God and the people of Israel.

[driftdiver]

Oh I’ve studied it. Sex is intended to be between a man and his wife. It is not intended to be for procreation only.

[Andrei Bulba]

is the judge a pedophile, pervert, or just a liberal?

[longfellowsmuse]

Sex is for procreation. That is its purpose in human beings. This does not mean that sex within a marriage that is open to procreation is not enjoyable, but when not open to new life sex ( whether within a marriage or not )is a perversion. If conception does not naturally occur that does not demean the act

[driftdiver]

“Sex is for procreation. That is its purpose in human beings”

Nope, the purpose of human beings is to worship the Lord our God.

That you get that very basic premise incorrect makes me wonder.

[Las Vegas Ron]

but when not open to new life sex ( whether within a marriage or not )is a perversion.

So an older couple who have been married for years, she is past her change in life make love, that is a perversion in your view?

Where is that written in the Bible?

[longfellowsmuse]

Certainly not a perversion..... Even though biologically not able they are open to new life because they are naturally unable to conceive

[Las Vegas Ron]

For the third time, where is that written in the Bible?

[dragonblustar]

So an older couple who have been married for years, she is past her change in life make love, that is a perversion in your view?

You assume she still wants sex. Most women start closing down shop in their thirties.

[Mrs. Don-o]

"Christ also said it is better to marry then lust after women."

Not to be nit-picky, but I think that was Paul. :o)

[Mrs. Don-o]

Right - the “marital act” which defines the marital state and consummates marriage, is the one that brings the sexual organs of male and female together. Other kinds of fun in bed (if it’s not pressured/coerced, dangerous or disgusting) are OK as long as they are foreplay or afterplay, but don’t replace normal marital intercourse. (Gay writer Richard Rodriguez notes, mockingly, “They say gay sex is a no-no because gays don’t have a kosher place to stick it.” Actually, he’s right about that.)

And “marital” also means, not intentionally impaired as to its natural procreative potential.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Which of the three, addresssed, are you directing this comment to. I not only read the Song of Songs, I set it to music!

[Lurking Libertarian]

Life saving drugs require a prescription; life ending drugs don’t. The DemonRat message is loud and clear.

It was the Obama administration that refused to allow this drug to be sold over the counter. The judge who reversed that decision was a Reagan appointee.

[bert]

so, it is now up to congress to legislate the perameters

[Lurking Libertarian]

Korman, Edward Robert
Born 1942 in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on October 2, 1985, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. Confirmed by the Senate on November 1, 1985, and received commission on November 4, 1985. Served as chief judge, 2000-2007. Assumed senior status on October 25, 2007.

Education:
Brooklyn College, B.A., 1963
Brooklyn Law School, LL.B., 1966
New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1971

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Kenneth Keating, New York State Court of Appeals, 1966-1968
Private practice, New York City, 1968-1970, 1982-1984
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1970-1972, 1974-1978; chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1974-1978
Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1972-1974
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1978-1982
Commissioner, New York Temporary Commission of Investigation, 1983-1985
Professor, Brooklyn Law School, 1984-1985

[exDemMom]

I wonder if the judge is a physician?

I seriously doubt the judge has any medical or scientific background at all. As a medical researcher, I have serious qualms about making a strong endocrine disruptor available OTC. It may not have adverse health effects if taken once, but many women will take them several times a month. I can see some huge health issues with that--blood clotting disorders, organ damage, cancer, to name a few.

If a large number of the public are terrified of the minuscule, non-biologically relevant, quantity of the endocrine disruptor BPA that might leech into water from bottles, then the prospect of consuming large quantities of endocrine disruptors frequently should have the public absolutely petrified.

[exDemMom]

So... did the judge also agree to release drug companies from liability for any and all damages that may result from taking a large quantity of an endocrine disruptor several times a month?

It is almost certain that this Plan B will be used as a primary method of birth control, by women naively thinking that it’s perfectly safe because it’s available OTC. But there is no reason to think that a strong endocrine disruptor is safe to take multiple times or on a frequent basis. The FDA didn’t seem to think that it’s safe to use that way, or they would have approved it for that use.

Will women and/or their families be able to sue the judge for their health problems (and even deaths) resulting from taking Plan B several times a month?

[liberalh8ter]

Obama only stopped the FDA's relaxed age limit because he was up for reelection. Remember, Obama doesn't want his own daughters punished with a baby so it's a sure bet he couldn't care less about yours. This was about assuring Religious Dems turned out for the vote. As for the judge, he's pure Brooklyn; educated there and served there. He's a liberal.

[JSteff]

This is actually what my tag line for-tells. The right judges was just what the dems wanted out of the election.. not obama... they wanted control of the courts.

Our 4 million non voters actually were voters.. they, with the women voted obama (and control of the judiciary) into office.

We are DOOMED and all the NON VOTERS helped. Thanks guys.

Next time just go ahead and put a dem party bumper sticker on your car... be true to your masters.