today's crush

FDA official quits over Plan B pill delay from the Boston Globe.

This is what we need -- more people to stand up for ethics and science in the federal government. We need whistle blowers and people to leak documents. The fact that the FDA has put off this decision "indefinitely" is unconsciounable.

Susan Wood was the director fo the FDA's Office of Women's Health. She resigned today via email and contraceptive advocates released her statement.

"I can no longer serve as staff when scientific and clinical evidence, fully evaluated and recommended for approval by the professional staff here, has been overruled. The recent decision announced by the Commissioner about emergency contraception, which continues to limit women's access to a product that would reduce unintended pregnancies and reduce abortions, is contrary to my core commitment to improving and advancing women's health."

My favorite part is that the religious right can't decide what it wants. They don't want abortion, but they don't want to lower the rates of unintended pregnancy. They don't want choice, they don't want protection, they don't want evidence. They want magical seeds planted into the mythical wombs of virgins. And then the unicorns will deliver all the unwanted babies to their new home in the sun.