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December 9th, 2011
04:21 AM ET
‘Plan B’ decision puts pro-life groups, bloggers in an unfamiliar positionBy Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – The decision by Kathleen Sebelius to keep age restrictions on the purchase of the “morning after pill” puts some conservative religious groups in an unfamiliar position – endorsing a move by the Obama administration. Groups like the Family Research Council, who regularly find themselves on the opposite end of decisions made by the Obama administration, came out in support of the administration and in particular, Sebelius, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. “Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was right to reject the FDA recommendation to make this potent drug available over the counter to young girls,” stated a release by the pro-life Family Research Council. In an interview with CNN’s John King, Jeanne Monahan of the Family Research Council addressed the fact that this was an unfamiliar position for the group. “It is a great pleasure to be able to say congratulations Secretary Sebelius,” said Monahan. “I think you made a decision that was in the best interest of young women’s health,” said Monahan as if she was speaking directly to Sebelius. President Obama told reporters Thursday that he “did not get involved in the process,” but that he supports the decision. “As the father of two daughters,” Obama said. “I think it is important for us to make sure that we apply some common sense to various rules when it comes to over-the-counter medicine.” "The reason Kathleen made this decision was she could not be confident that a 10-year-old or an 11-year-old go into a drugstore, should be able - alongside bubble gum or batteries - be able to buy a medication that potentially, if not used properly, could end up having an adverse effect,” he continued. In commending Sebelius, many pro-life groups also pressed the Obama administration for more. “The pro-life movement welcomes Sebelius’ decision, and hopes that HHS will revisit the question of whether Plan B should be available over the counter to anyone,” wrote the Pro-Life Action League in a post on their website. Pro-life bloggers, while welcoming the unexpected decision, also kept a stead dose of skepticism as to why this decision went their way. “I try to make a habit out of not criticizing good decisions, even when they are made by untrustworthy people for bad motives,” wrote Thomas Peters at CatholicsVote.org. “So good job, Sebelius, you got one right. Now can we go for two?” In reversing the recommendations of the FDA, which recommend allowing Plan B to be sold over the counter, Sebelius did not reject the idea of over the counter birth control, a step many anti-abortion bloggers wanted. Instead, Sebelius cited “label comprehension” as one reason for the reversal. “Whatever the reason for her decision,” wrote Chelsea Zimmerman at the blog Catholic Lane. “It was certainly the right one.” Not everyone, however, was patting the secretary on the back. "It is surely not a scientific decision," says Susan Wood, who resigned as the FDA’s Director of the Office of Women's Health in 2005 in protest to the restrictions on Plan B supported by the Bush administration. "The secretary's rationale is very similar to the one used in the previous administration to block Plan B from going over-the-counter. It is not supported by data." CNN’s Brianna Keilar contributed to this report.
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Lineman, you know all women aren't as shallow and selfish as you paint them out to be. Many women stand by there beliefs and mother their baby regardless of the difficulties which come before them. I'm sure we all know amazing single moms who gave there babies life! Do not discredit them!
Oh I'm sane! You're the one that needs help. And besides, why don't you police Snow's horrible grammatical errors. I think they just might rival mine......
Do you ? Well, then, police them yourself. Why are you so lazy?
The important thing is that young teens get usage information if they have occasion to use PlanB. The solution is to restrict access and allow them to get it without a prescription but but only from a pharmacy or medical office where the staff person makes sure they get the information. This or some other similar solution can and will be worked out shortly to the satisfaction of all concerned. The only problem is the small but vocal segment of pro-life people who take the extreme view that an idividual life begins at conception. They want to restrict birth control by law because of their immense frustration at not being able to convince others of their opinions or if they do convince them that conviction only lasts until the woman finds herself in in need and makes her own decision.
Now be nice, TomTom
Now be sane, Anne.
But a death occurs because of choice!!! Our first right is the right to life. Period.
Keep on agitating, troll. Won't make it true.
This was not an issue for the church until the 1880's. Catholics believed (in the last centuries) that soul inhabited the body was it was fully shaped like a human, hence when they were born. However, somewhere along the line someone drew a picture of a fetus as a fully formed human (at conception) and allowing some to believe the soul inhabited the body earlier than birth and that is where the confusion began. This is simple and straight forward. It is not for us to judge nor for us to take away a woman’s right to choose. God gave us choice...choice is a decision between a woman, her doctor, & God.
Stop the hate, Snow. I feel really sorry for you.
You're sorry, all right. A sorry little troll.
Don't be a jerk, David!
It's damn cold...bring me my straitjacket!
Snow, I didn't say any of that crap! Don't be emotional and irrational! And how you go from thinking abortion is murder to thinking incest is ok, is beyond me! Don't be sick!
– didn't you say you want abortion banned? doesn't that mean woman doesn't have right on her own body's pregnency?
– didn't you say you want christian morality to be the law? I am sorry, were you about to cherry pick your god's words and take only those that suit your argument?
– didn't you say contraception is against your god's advice in bible? what do you think would happen when married people do not use contraception regularly..
See this is the problem with you nitwits. You do not think about the consequences for your dumb ideas. You think sit on your presumed moral high horse and pass judgement about an atomic moral decision as if there is no dependency on any other attribute in the world.. What did you think will happen when your laws will get passed – life will be peachy and roses shoot from your a$$es?
Let me summarize your arguments Anne,
– you want to take the choice out of a women's hand about what happens to her body
– you want the christian morality and whats said in the bible to be brought back.. so, you want woman to be a man's property.. always under his thumb and ask him for money to go buy herself some tampons too
– you want to ban contraception completely. But since bible does not put a limit on number of times married people can have s3x, you want woman to become a baby making machine..
and you are ready to fight for this cause.. Great plan.. you go girl! Do you also want to bring back the good old polygamy and ince$t too?
canadians don't deserve free will.
Do you really think you will suceed by wrapping your real intention (to kill babies) with (women) rights advocay?
It's so cold...Bring me my straitjacket!
sing along Bryan
Hi TomTom
Hi, little shadow. Must be so hard for you.
I do have a life, Tammy! I wish every human being had that same privalage!
Hi, Herbie.
Snow, so sorry I'm irritating you! You're not irritating me at all.
That's because you're herbie the herb.
Anne, get a life and leave the decision up to the individual.
So you don't care when people are killed, TomTom!?!?! Pardon me for caring!! And the only reason you're attacking nme about this is that no one likes to think of the "fetus" as one day an adult like you or I!!!
Nice try, troll. Take some acting lessons, dear. You're not even close to being believable.
Here comes again the ungrateful abortion survivor Tom Tom, advocating fetal annihilation.
He must have suffered pain, anguish and misery that much during his childhood after his mother attempted paricide when he was still inside her womb. That made him think that a child should rather be murdered in the womb rather than be born just to experience such horrible experience that he had. That made him think further think that he has been doing now is a huge favor for humanity.
Hi, Anne.
Check out those coat hangar scars, folks!
"Hangars" are for airplanes, dimwit. "Hangers" are for coats.
You're just SUCH a scholar!
I ran out of blow. Fill me up fass yo
Anne, enough of this nonsense you keep spewing.. It is hard to argue with a person who refuses to open their eyes or pull fingers out of their ears or stop yelling "Lalala"
Reading a lil blog about how impregnation happens does not make you an expert. neither does reading a few verses from bible make you a moral authority. Get yourself from under the rock and try to educate yourself about either of those before spewing you drivel.. I swear your whining is so irritating