The XX Factor : FDAhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/FDA/default.aspxTags: FDAenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)More Places To Put the Pillhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/03/26/more-places-to-put-the-pill.aspxThu, 26 Mar 2009 15:16:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:5092Kerry Howley0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/5092.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=5092Emily , thanks for the link to that meta-analysis in cautious support of over-the-counter birth control. For what it's worth, I certainly didn't mean to imply that annual cancer screenings are a waste of time. I am arguing that doctor's visits made solely...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/03/26/more-places-to-put-the-pill.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5092" width="1" height="1">birth controlPlan Bbirth control pillsFDAPlan B and the Bush Science Monkeyshttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/03/24/plan-b-and-the-bush-science-monkeys.aspxTue, 24 Mar 2009 16:25:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:5072Emily Bazelon0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/5072.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=5072Kerry , interesting point about making regular birth-control available without a prescription. I wonder what the medical reasons for classifying it as a prescription drug are—do you know? In the meantime, I'm relishing Monday's Plan B decision as a rare...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/03/24/plan-b-and-the-bush-science-monkeys.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=5072" width="1" height="1">birth controlPlan BFood and Drug AdministrationFDAOTC birth control