On excuses, unlikely.

From a Family Policy Network press release on the topic of emergency contraceptives:

Pro-life lobbyists have been urging the FDA to keep the prescription requirement for MAP largely because, as Wendy Wright of Concerned Women for America (CWFA) says, “It is naive to assume any over-the-counter scheme for the morning-after pill would be effective.” She continues, “A 17-year-old could buy it for a 13-year-old girl. Or worse yet, a pedophile could purchase this drug for his victims.”

They also think that Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment for New Orleans’ sins, though, so they get points for consistency.

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