from her the PDF press release at
http://www.thewheelerreport.com/releases/Dec05/Dec1/1201agcontraceptives.pdf
ATTORNEY GENERAL LAUTENSCHLAGER SEEKS AUTHORITY TO FILE SUIT
AGAINST FDA OVER DELAYS IN APPROVAL OF OTC EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTIVE
MADISON - Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced today she is seeking the authority to file a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its delays in approving an emergency contraceptive pill known as “Plan B,” as an over-the-counter drug which has been pending at the federal agency since 2003.
“The citizens of Wisconsin who are being harmed by this politically motivated delay deserve answers, and they deserve action,” Lautenschlager said. “The negative effects of withholding approval of this drug over political -- not scientific or other legitimately accepted grounds -- are far reaching, hurting not only victims of rape who might be in need of emergency contraception, but the greater community health, the economy and the fundamental right to justice.”
Lautenschlager has been a long-time advocate of contraceptive equity and reproductive rights, issuing landmark opinions on the subject as Attorney General (see www.doj.state.wi.us).
As a first step in the process of taking legal action, Lautenschlager wrote to Governor Jim Doyle today (a copy of the letter follows below), requesting that he, along with the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS), assist the Department of Justice (DOJ) in investigating the FDA’s refusal to make a decision over the marketing status of “Plan B.”
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more background on the issue and the letter to Doyle available at the link above
All I can say is Go Peg! An election year is a fine time to give our centrist governor an opportunty to solidify his base. The question is whether or not he will take her up on it.