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Aids Activists, Fda Regulation, And The Amendment Of America's Drug Constitution, Lewis Grossman
Aids Activists, Fda Regulation, And The Amendment Of America's Drug Constitution, Lewis Grossman
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This Article explores how AIDS activists, desperate for access to potentially life-saving pharmaceuticals, permanently transformed America’s “drug constitution.” Their advocacy altered the FDA’s interpretation and application of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) so as to expedite the availability of new, unproven drugs for critical illnesses, thus enhancing individual patients’ autonomy to make therapeutic choices without government interference.The FDCA is more than simple set of instructions to a federal agency — it is a source of vitally important and deeply entrenched institutional and normative frameworks. Like major civil rights, antitrust, and environmental statutes, the FDCA should be viewed …
Fda And The Rise Of The Empowered Consumer, Lewis Grossman
Fda And The Rise Of The Empowered Consumer, Lewis Grossman
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This Article traces the still-evolving view of consumers of FDA-regulated products as capable, rational, and rights-bearing decision makers. It also examines the corresponding diminution of FDA’s role as a paternalistic gatekeeper collaborating with medical and scientific experts to prevent products and manufacturer-provided information from reaching the public. Compared with their 1960s counterparts, today’s consumers of food and drugs have far greater freedom to make unmediated choices among a wider variety of products, guided by a relative deluge of labeling and advertising information. Moreover, food and drug regulation, once the exclusive domain of bureaucrats and experts, has become a focus of …
Thailand Thumbs Nose At Ustr, Makes Affordable Aids Treatment Top Priority, Greg Lultschik
Thailand Thumbs Nose At Ustr, Makes Affordable Aids Treatment Top Priority, Greg Lultschik
Intellectual Property Brief
No abstract provided.
Peacekeepers As Perpetrators: Sexual Exploitation And Abuse Of Women And Children In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Susan A. Notar
Peacekeepers As Perpetrators: Sexual Exploitation And Abuse Of Women And Children In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Susan A. Notar
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
The Millennium Development Goals And Hiv/Aids, J.C. Sylvan
The Millennium Development Goals And Hiv/Aids, J.C. Sylvan
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Hiv On The Rape Crisis In The African Great Lakes Region, Jennifer M. Hentz
The Impact Of Hiv On The Rape Crisis In The African Great Lakes Region, Jennifer M. Hentz
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Transcript For Keynote Address , Kathy Hudson, Arron M. Bailey
Transcript For Keynote Address , Kathy Hudson, Arron M. Bailey
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Power Imbalance Between Man And Women And Its Effects On The Rampant Spread Of Hiv/Aids Among Women, Julie L. Andreeff
The Power Imbalance Between Man And Women And Its Effects On The Rampant Spread Of Hiv/Aids Among Women, Julie L. Andreeff
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Beyond 43 Million: The "Regarded As" Prong Of The Ada And Hiv Infection - A Tautological Approach , Brian K. Esser
Beyond 43 Million: The "Regarded As" Prong Of The Ada And Hiv Infection - A Tautological Approach , Brian K. Esser
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Dutch Treats: The Lessons The U.S. Can Learn From How The Netherlands Protects Lesbians And Gays, Astrid A.M Mattijssen, Charlene L. Smith
Dutch Treats: The Lessons The U.S. Can Learn From How The Netherlands Protects Lesbians And Gays, Astrid A.M Mattijssen, Charlene L. Smith
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Condoms Overturned On Appeal: Teens Stripped Of Their Rights, Sharon Pmeranz
Condoms Overturned On Appeal: Teens Stripped Of Their Rights, Sharon Pmeranz
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.