The Food and Drug Administration is an important component in the fertility and reproduction issue. All the fertility drugs as well as birth control and emergency-contraception must be approved by the FDA. They have come under fire in the past for approving RU-486, a series of pills that induces an abortion, and the delay of a decision on over-the-counter birth control. Their decisions affect almost all aspects of reproduction, even down to pre-natal vitamins. Although it is thought of as being exempt from politics, there is still evidence of political persuasion and influence in its decisions.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2008. 15 May 2008 http://www.fda.gov/.
The Food and Drug Administration is an important component in the fertility and reproduction issue. All the fertility drugs as well as birth control and emergency-contraception must be approved by the FDA. They have come under fire in the past for approving RU-486, a series of pills that induces an abortion, and the delay of a decision on over-the-counter birth control. Their decisions affect almost all aspects of reproduction, even down to pre-natal vitamins. Although it is thought of as being exempt from politics, there is still evidence of political persuasion and influence in its decisions.
The Food and Drug Administration is an important component in the fertility and reproduction issue. All the fertility drugs as well as birth control and emergency-contraception must be approved by the FDA. They have come under fire in the past for approving RU-486, a series of pills that induces an abortion, and the delay of a decision on over-the-counter birth control. Their decisions affect almost all aspects of reproduction, even down to pre-natal vitamins. Although it is thought of as being exempt from politics, there is still evidence of political persuasion and influence in its decisions.
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