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

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Reproductive rights and policy
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Physical Description:xi, 184 p.
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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.