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. 2005 Sep 17;331(7517):596.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.596.

FDA ducks decision on emergency contraceptive

FDA ducks decision on emergency contraceptive

Janice Hopkins Tanne. BMJ. .

Abstract

Janice Hopkins Tanne looks at why emergency contraception is proving so controversial in the United States, even though it is now available without prescription in nearly 40 countries

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Dr Susan Wood said the FDA was no longer making decisions on scientific grounds

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