One thing about those neo-cons: they're not big on Plan B, be it in Iraq or in a pharmacy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's director of the Office of Women's Health quit her post rather than watch politics stop Plan B, a morning-after pill, from gaining over-the-counter status.

FDA assistant commissioner Susan Wood says commissioner Lester Crawford disregarded studies concluding Plan B could safely be sold without a prescription, as well as his own promise to make a final decision on the matter by Sept. 1. Crawford decided to postpone a decision, claiming the agency, while finding the pill would be safe to sell to those 17 and older, wouldn't be able to stop younger females from getting it.

Plan B's manufacturer has suggested the age limit be enforced the way it is with cigarette sales. Critics, however, feel Crawford's decision has less to do with age restrictions than the influence of the religious right, who equate Plan B with abortion.

» Scott Saxon