On 2 Jul 2004 09:47:51 -0700, jim rozen
wrote:


Notice that both political parties are walking pretty far around
this issue right now. They realize that it's a good way to
*lose* votes.

The issue was assigned to the FDA, whose advisory panel recommended
over-the-counter availability. My guess is that those were mostly
religious-right votes at stake, so the panel was overruled.

Think about this - that pill will likely be available over-the-counter
some time after the election, no matter who wins. How many abortions
could have been prevented in the meantime? One article says "Research
indicates that 1.7 million unintended pregnancies and 800,000
abortions a year could be prevented through increased access to EC."
Of course there's always the compassionate and "practical" option of
an extra 800,000 adoptions per year. Gunner probably got that idea
from his dog and cat breeding experience.

But there's a contingent who would like to see the issues become
more polar, and eliminate the middle ground.

You mean like somebody's preference to write about shooting babies
rather than simply stating his position? Maybe he's just shy about
giving his opinions..... :-)

Wayne