Bill Would Require Plan B Workshop, Elevate FDA’s Office Of Women’s Health
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A House Judiciary subcommittee chair will reintroduce a bill that would require FDA to conduct a scientific workshop to examine data on the use of Barr's Plan B emergency contraceptive in women under age 18
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