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Official quits over FDA inaction on 'morning after' pill.

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| September 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Marie McCullough

Sep. 1--A longtime women's health advocate quit her high-level Food and Drug Administration post yesterday to protest the agency's refusal to allow over-the-counter sales of the "morning after" pill to women over 16.

In an e-mail to friends and colleagues, Susan F. Wood, 46, the FDA's assistant commissioner for women's health, said she was resigning because limiting 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."

FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford last Friday delayed indefinitely a decision on over-the-counter sales…

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