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Reproductive rights and the state : getting the birth control, RU-486, morning-after pills and the Gardasil vaccine to the U.S. market /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haussman, Melissa, 1959-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2013]
Series:Reproductive rights and policy.
Subjects:
Reproductive rights > United States.
Birth control > Government policy > United States.
Birth control > Law and legislation > United States.
Contraceptives > United States.
Women's rights > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • History of the FDA and drug regulation in the US
  • The development of the pill
  • U.S. pro-choice and pro-life groups' strategies since 1960
  • Problems with Mifepristone (RU 486) and Misoprostol (Cytotec), 1988-2000
  • The "Morning after pill," Plan B levonorgestrel formulation
  • Reverse lobbying for Gardasil
  • Conclusion
  • why a feminist historical institutionalist lens is important.