Guest guest Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 Some people here may be interested in this so forwarding this message about changes to the Federal Government Women's Advisory Committee of FDA: --- Forwarded email: > > 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 obstetrics, > > gynecology and related specialties, including > hormone therapy, contraception, treatment for infertility, and > medical alternatives to surgical procedures for sterilization and > pregnancy termination. > > Dr. Hager, 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 productive 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. > > > 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 held hostage 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 > letter to be sent to the White > > House, opposing the placement of Hager. > > Please copy all the text of this email and > paste it into a fresh email and > > SEND THIS TO EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS > CONCERNED ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS. > > EQUALLY IMPORTANT: Please forward the following > e-mail, or write your own > > version, to > <%3cpresident%3epresident > <presidentpresident > > > > I 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. American women deserve no less. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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