From the department of inappropriate attacks, a challenger to Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) accused her of supporting access to Plan B for minors because she is not married.
In an email to supporters Thursday, State Sen. Michael Baumgartner (R), slammed Cantwell for her support of making Plan B available to minors — a policy recently supported by the FDA but overturned by the Obama administration. According to the Seattle Times, the email noted that Cantwell is unmarried and votes frequently – as the email put it – to “undermine the role of parents in child rearing.”
Last week, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overrode a decision by the FDA to make Plan B available without a prescription to minors, questioning the judgment of minors who would be accessing it over-the-counter. Cantwell signed a letter with 13 other Senators asking Secretary Sebelius for a scientific justification for the decision.
A campaign consultant for Cantwell gave the following statement to the Times:
Maria Cantwell believes that the Plan B decision should be based on the best available science. Washington voters support protecting women’s health. You don’t need to be married to know that Baumgartner’s anti-choice position is out of touch.
