Politics & Science don’t mix.
Just as Congress is planning a bill to give oversight of tobacco use to the FDA we see one more reason to be skeptical. The truth is emerging about FDA opposition to use of over the counter dispensing of the ‘Plan B’ pill. In today’s media there are revelations about the FDA’s failure to release p[an B because of opposition from the previous administration, not because of public health science. The FDA is overworked by too many responsibilities and not enough staff or funds. It is hampered by continuous interference from Congress. It cannot keep our food supply safe yet Congress wants it to use scarce resources to control tobacco use, which has no public health purpose.
