...The Nation on emergency contraception: Plan B for Plan B.

It’s a good background piece on all the FDA/Barr Pharmaceuticals craziness that--as we all know--ended up screwing women out of EC over-the-counter.

And of course an article on EC wouldn't be complete without a mention of everyone's favorite rapist, W. David Hager:

As The Nation first reported in May, an FDA staff member contacted Dr. W. David Hager--a controversial evangelical Ob-Gyn on the panel who voted against Plan B--and requested that Hager write a "minority opinion" to further elucidate objections he raised during the hearings; namely, that wider access to emergency contraception would increase "risky behavior" among girls as young as 11 or 12 [see McGarvey, "Dr. Hager's Family Values," May 30].

Despite an intense lobbying effort by physicians and women's groups, in May 2004 top FDA officials bowed to election-year pressures and denied Barr's application to make Plan B available over the counter. The rejection letter to the manufacturer echoed precisely Hager's concerns about the safe use of the drug by girls under 16.

I love that Hager is "concerned" about teen girls but not so worried about anally raping his wife. Lovely.