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. Susan Wood
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[After decades of focusing on men's health, many experts agree that this apparent backlash is premature.] We still haven't done all the catch-up that we need to do, ... We don't want women's health to be a flash in the pan. - Susan Wood Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0FmdGVyIGRlY2FkZXMgb2YgZm9jdXNpbmcgb24gbWVuJ3MgaGVhbHRoLCBtYW55IGV4cGVydHMgYWdyZWUgdGhhdCB0aGlzIGFwcGFyZW50IGJhY2tsYXNoIGlzIHByZW1hdHVyZS5dIFdlIHN0aWxsIGhhdmVuJ3QgZG9uZSBhbGwgdGhlIGNhdGNoLXVwIHRoYXQgd2UgbmVlZCB0byBkbywgLi4uIFdlIGRvbid0IHdhbnQgd29tZW4ncyBoZWFsdGggdG8gYmUgYSBmbGFzaCBpbiB0aGUgcGFuLiA=&author=ICBTdXNhbiBXb29kICAgIA==&num=13 "[After decades of focusing on men's health, many experts agree that this apparent backlash is premature.] We still haven't done all the catch-up that we need to do, ... We don't want women's health to be a flash in the pan. - Susan Wood Quotes")
![[The timorous men who run the FDA had promised a decision on Plan B this summer; this was after delay upon delay over the past two years and intense shrieking from anti-abortion groups who wrong-headedly claim that Plan B causes abortion.] I was supposed to be the champion of women's health at the agency, ... Science needs to be the main decision driving health policy, not politics. - Susan Wood Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBTdXNhbiBXb29kICAgIA==&num=9 "[The timorous men who run the FDA had promised a decision on Plan B this summer; this was after delay upon delay over the past two years and intense shrieking from anti-abortion groups who wrong-headedly claim that Plan B causes abortion.] I was supposed to be the champion of women's health at the agency, ... Science needs to be the main decision driving health policy, not politics. - Susan Wood Quotes")
![[The Plan B decision] is a double standard based on age for over-the-counter sales, - Susan Wood Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBQbGFuIEIgZGVjaXNpb25dIGlzIGEgZG91YmxlIHN0YW5kYXJkIGJhc2VkIG9uIGFnZSBmb3Igb3Zlci10aGUtY291bnRlciBzYWxlcywg&author=ICBTdXNhbiBXb29kICAgIA==&num=7 "[The Plan B decision] is a double standard based on age for over-the-counter sales, - Susan Wood Quotes")
