It was not very effective, especially among women who already have given birth to a child.

That doesn't mean it's not an important option. Not every method fits every woman. Some women do like it.

Plan B offers women a last chance to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. Instead of making this last chance more widely available, this administration wants to punish women by making them pay for having sex.

This is geared for those women who want to give birth to their child. ... There ought to be at least a small pool of funds available to these women.

We decided about six years ago that making emergency contraception widely available was the most important step we could take in the United States to reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancies.

This non-decision is further evidence that the FDA has allowed politics to trump science - especially now that the process is 'rule-making,' which always ultimately stops at the White House.