Washington D.C., Apr 7, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Democratic senators have blocked the nomination of a commissioner to the Food and Drug Administration because the FDA has not yet decided whether to allow non-prescription sales of the morning-after pill, also known as Plan B.
The nomination of Lester M. Crawford to the FDA was put on hold indefinitely April 6, reported the Washington Post.
Sen. Patty Murray announced the hold after she, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy had a 30-minute meeting with Crawford.
The meeting ended without a resolution, Murray said. The senators said they plan to block the vote until the FDA acts.