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President Bush has announced his plan to select Dr. W.
David Hager to head up the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee. The committee has not met for
more than two years, during which time its charter
lapsed. As a result, the Bush Administration is tasked
with filling all eleven positions with new members. This
position does not require Congressional approval.The FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee makes crucial decisions on matters relating to drugs used in the practice of obsterics,
gynecology and related specialties, including hormone
therapy, contraception, treatment for infertility, and
medical alternatives to surgical procedures for sterilization and
pregnancy termination.Dr. Hager is the author of "As Jesus Cared for
Women: Restoring Women Then and Now." The book blends
biblical accounts of Christ healing Women with case
studies from Hager's practice. His views of reproductive
health care are far outside the mainstream for reproductive technology. Dr. Hager is a
practicing OB/GYN who describes himself as "pro-life" and refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women.In the book Dr. Hager wrote with his wife, entitled "Stress and the Woman's Body," he suggests that women who suffer from Premenstrual syndrome should seek help from reading the bible and praying. As an editor and contributing author of "The Reproduction
Revolution: A Christian Appraisal of Sexuality Reproductive Technologies and the Family," Dr. Hager appears to have endorsed the medically
inaccurate assertion that the common birth control pill is an
abortifacient (a pill that causes an abortion).We are concerned that Dr. Hager's strong religious beliefs may color his assessment of technologies that are necessary to protect women's lives or to
preserve and promote women's health. Hager's track record of
using religious beliefs to guide his medical decision-making makes him a dangerous and
inappropriate candidate to serve as chair of this committee.
Critical drug public policy and research must not be influenced
by antiabortion politics. Members of this important panel should be appointed on the basis of science and
medicine, rather than politics and religion.
American women deserve no less There is something you
can do. Below is a statement to be sent to the White House,
opposing the placement of Hager.PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT WOMEN'S
RIGHTS.Please email the below statement with your
name to:
president@whitehouse.govWe oppose the appointment of Dr. W. David Hager to
the FDA Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee. Mixing religion and medicine is
unacceptable in a policy-making position. Using the FDA to promote a political agenda is
inappropriate and seriously threatens women's health. Members of this important panel should be appointed on the basis of science and medicine, rather than politics and religion.
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yeahhhh how about keeping all of these in the politics thread.
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fucking scary shit
- myobie0
that was really long...
but we don't to limit contraceptives...
but man, that was really long...
- gabriel_pc0
old news....
- Anarchitect0
I would just like to state that I love 'The Cramps'.
than u.
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hehehe anarchitect, I thought the same thing at fisrt glance.
~~~~~'Bikini Girls with Machiiiiiiiiine Guns'~~~~~
- k0na_an0k0
i think that if some guy starts blocking new and helpful medicine and starts telling women and men to 'read the bible to heal yourself' the shit will hit the fan.
comon people. stop shitting your pants over every little thing for pete's sake. it's really no good for you.
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:'(
mr kona will u change my diapie
- Ekard0
awww
shutup fatface
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u talking to me?
- myobie0
negativity is reaching critical
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ashton kuntcher wannabee but will nevabee
*sucks teef
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HAHA EKARD!
+100 FOR FATFACE!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
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comon people. stop shitting your pants over every little thing for pete's sake. it's really no good for you.
k0na_an0k
(nov 16 04, 11:32)a voice of reason
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nick = teh girl in hanson
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ok, at your advice, I refuse to shit myself.
but if later this fundamentalist type stuff starts coming to pass for real I reserve the right to a little good natured fuck you time as we all shit ourselves together
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(don't think there is a political thread anymore)
- Ekard0
no taragee... jazX
- k0na_an0k0
rand. you get mad at traffic don't you.
you know it's there, you know you have no control over it, yet you get pissy every morning and every evening because of it.
it's those types of people who start fires about every little thing taht comes along and it's annoying.
oh. and yes, if you can keep from shitting yourself you'll make more friends too.
cheers.
-this message was brought you you by michelob. 6 of them to be exact.
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yes, I do get pointlessly mad at traffic sometimes-there is wisdom in the michelob