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President’s Page: The Bad News from November

The bad news began right after the November elections. And on December 7, the Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach as Commissioner of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As Acting Commissioner, Esehenbach approved the over-the-counter sale of the abortion-causing

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Abortion the Cheap Easy Way

  1 September 2006 Vol. 8, No. 34 Dear Colleague There is an inexpensive, low-hassle alternative to electric machines for surgical abortion.  Unfortunately, manual vacuum aspirators (MVAs) are becoming more common but have never been examined by the FDA for safety. Whether you are here

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Life in the News

25 Aug  2006     Vol. 8 / No. 33 Dear Colleague: Here are some items in the news concerning life, with facts that the news generally omitted-?and one item largely omitted altogether. Steven W. Mosher President Life in the News There have been a good number of

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FDA Prepares Sell-Out on MAP

  11 Aug 2006     Vol. 8 / No. 31 FDA Prepares Sell-Out on MAP After resisting for years feminists determined to make high-dosage steroids available to women and girls without a prescription, it seems that the Bush Administration is about to cave in to political pressure

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Latin America page

Latin American page An Interview with Dr. Fernando Rosero A Historic Victory Against MAP In Ecuador Since the end of May 2006, Postinor II (a brand name for levonorgestrel 0.75mg) cannot be sold in Ecuador. That was the decision of the Constitutional Court after a

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One Cheer for the FDA!

May 7, 2004 Volume 6 /Number 18 Dear Colleague, On May 6, the United States Food and Drug Administration narrowly averted a public health disaster by not approving the so-called “morning after pill” (also known as “emergency contraception”) for over-the-counter use without age restriction.  But

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Under the Table: Why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Should Not Approve the Over-the Counter Distribution of Morning After Pills

Published by Population Research Institute Research by Julie Wheeland Executive Summary In May 2004, The U.S. Food and Drug Administraion (FDA) will act on Women’s Capital Corporation/Barr Laboratories application for over-the-counter (OTC) status for so-called “emergency contraception” (EC), the morning-after pill (MAP). Opposition to OTC/MAP

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OTC/MAP Means Danger for American Girls

April 16, 2004 Volume 6 / Number 15 Dear Colleague: Over-the-counter (OTC) availability of the morning-after pill (MAP)-so called “emergency contraception” or EC- would increase rates of abortion, disease, sexual promiscuity, and sexual violence committed against American teens. OTC/MAP means danger for American girls. Steven

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Abortion the Cheap Easy Way

  1 September 2006 Vol. 8, No. 34 Dear Colleague There is an inexpensive, low-hassle alternative to electric machines for surgical abortion.  Unfortunately, manual vacuum

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Life in the News

25 Aug  2006     Vol. 8 / No. 33 Dear Colleague: Here are some items in the news concerning life, with facts that the news generally omitted-?and

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FDA Prepares Sell-Out on MAP

  11 Aug 2006     Vol. 8 / No. 31 FDA Prepares Sell-Out on MAP After resisting for years feminists determined to make high-dosage steroids available to

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Latin America page

Latin American page An Interview with Dr. Fernando Rosero A Historic Victory Against MAP In Ecuador Since the end of May 2006, Postinor II (a

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One Cheer for the FDA!

May 7, 2004 Volume 6 /Number 18 Dear Colleague, On May 6, the United States Food and Drug Administration narrowly averted a public health disaster

Read More »