FDA Advocacy

Our Track Record

The Network knows how the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) works better than most watchdog organizations operating on Capitol Hill – and we know how to bring your voices to them loud and clear when change is needed. Most recently, we successfully convinced the FDA to permanently remove medically unnecessary restrictions on the abortion pill, and were one of the first groups to testify during the FDA’s emergency authorization hearings for the COVID-19 vaccine.

What’s Next

The NWHN will continue to press the FDA on:

Mandating more diversity in clinical trials, so that all people regardless of their race, gender, fertility status, etc. can be included.
Holding the pharmaceutical industry, the cosmetic industry and the Food and Drug Administration accountable to reduce harm and improve transparency.

Featured Resources:

Campaigns, Policy Updates

The National Women’s Health Network’s 2024 Policy Agenda

January 24, 2024

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Press Releases

The NWHN Urges the Supreme Court to Validate the Safety of Mifepristone as it Prepares to Hear Oral Arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

December 13, 2023

By: Denise Hyater-Lindenmuth, Executive Director of the National Women’s Health Network

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ignored 23 years of scientific evidence when it restricted access to Mifepristone.

Deep Dive Articles

Ensuring Accessible Birth Control: Opill and the Path Forward

July 24, 2023

By: Kristen Batstone

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Press Releases

The NWHN Applauds the FDA’s Decision to Make a Birth Control Pill Available Over-the-Counter

July 13, 2023

By: Denise Hyater-Lindenmuth

OPill is the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. It is safe, effective, and will increase access to contraception for millions of women nationwide.

Your Health Unlocked Episodes

020: How the FDA Works and How Advocates Work With It with Kirsten Moore

June 1, 2023

By: NWHN Staff

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Consumer Health Info, Deep Dive Articles, Health Info

The Women Who Paved the Way for Informed Consent Laws in the U.S.

March 28, 2023

By: Emily Morson (MS), Neuroscientist and NWHN Contributor

What do operations on the wrong ear, unauthorized removals of foot bones, and forced hysterectomies from 100 years ago have to do with informed consent today? Keep reading to find out.

Your Health Unlocked Episodes

EP 004: The Life of a Newly Minted Nurse in the Time of COVID with Joselyn Lantigua

November 14, 2022

By: NWHN Staff

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Women’s Health FAQs

Since You Asked – My breast implants are painful and my surgeon won’t listen. What can I do?

January 13, 2022

By: NWHN Staff

Read on to learn how egregiously common this is and steps you can take if you or a friend are suffering from Breast Implant Illness.

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