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I don't think the health minister should be able to veto the decision of the expert committee. Abbot said that he should be able to because he represents the Australian people, which isn't true, he only represents the people of his electorate. The decision about RU486 should be based on wether the risk of taking it is acceptable not about abortion. Opponents to abortion should only be able to affect change through the legislative process. The problem is when you have a member of parliament who only represents a small fraction of Australian citizens deciding on the drug because of what it's designed to do, which the legislative branch as a whole has decided should be legal, rather than any dangers. The experts should be aloud to do what they do with every other drug and decide on allowing or disallowing its use on the risk of using it.
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"I am the wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble." -Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre
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