Mary Pendergast, former Deputy Commissioner) and an architect of FDA's call for emergency contraceptives during the Clinton administration) and I find ourselves in violent agreement over the outrageous decision of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to overrule the FDA on Plan B. Here are three links to our recent discussion (expertly moderated by Steve Usdin) on BioCentury This Week.
Part 1: Is there a Secret FDA in the Secretary's Office?
Mary, Mary -- Not so contrary
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