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 Big Pharma accountable to stringent safety and efficacy standards regarding sex drugs for women, which have a dubious history of both.  

Featured Resources

 

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Ensuring Accessible Birth Control: Opill and the Path Forward

By Kristen Batstone | July 24, 2023
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The NWHN Applauds the FDA’s Decision to Make a Birth Control Pill Available Over-the-Counter

By Carter Ringo | July 13, 2023
- EP 020: How the FDA Works and How Advocates Work With It with Kirsten Moore

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

By Carter Ringo | June 1, 2023
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The NWHN’s Statement on the FDA Lifting Unnecessary Restrictions on Medication Abortion

By NWHN Staff | April 13, 2021