Several Jewish groups joined a complaint to the Food and Drug Administration protesting the delay in making an emergency contraceptive available over the counter. The Reform movement and Na’amat, the women’s labor Zionist movement, were signatories to a statement published Wednesday on “Plan B.” Other faith groups signing on included the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights, which itself includes a number of other Jewish groups.
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