It turned out the only way to meet the standards would be to set up the process at a new plant. But again, FDA regulations stood in the way. This even though an inspection of the new product would reveal it to be identical to the old one. No matter, for rules are rules. Some people involved in the effort to prevent unplanned contraceptions were not pleased.
Women spend three quarters of reproductive lifetime trying to avoid unplanned pregnancy.
Any method found safe and effective should be available to U.S. women. As far as I'm concerned, the Food and Drug Administration is Disneyland. It's a mess. Hatcher was upset not just at the demise of the Today Sponge but at the FDA in general, at least as far as contraceptives go. In the case of Reality, it was expected to have its product on the market in less than two years, while in actuality it took seven.