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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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incredibly dangerous. To think that we, as American citizens, cannot
discourage Bush from continuing with this appointment sickens me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Here are what readers had to say about
Quack Hager’s book “As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then
and Now”.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Prayers for PMS? Beatitudes for bulimia?,
February 21, 2003<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Reviewer: M. Ahrens "maggieliz"
(<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">York</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">PA</st1:State></st1:place>)
- See all my reviews<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>He encourages women to turn to prayer and
scripture to help heal ailments such as premenstrual syndrome, postpartum
depression and eating disorders. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Don't waste your money or your time. Maybe
faith can heal, and prayer can cure. However, I wouldn't go to a Doctor for
spiritual counseling...why is this Priest-[come]-Physician practicing medicine?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>response to 'Reality Check', November 9,
2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Reviewer: J. Reid "javajules" (<st1:State
w:st="on">Colorado</st1:State>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>)
- See all my reviews<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dr Hagar is not "out in June
2004." In fact, he has been appointed for another year (starting in June
2004). Time magazine reported that "In his private practice, two sources
familiar with it say, Hager refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried
women." Do not buy this guy's book. If you must, borrow it from a church.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Lord save me from your followers, October
1, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Reviewer: J. Naik "Love God Not
Religion" (<st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>) - See all my reviews<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I can't believe how many people born and
raised in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>
believe in holistic quacks. I am from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>, which is way back there and
full of holisitic healers and superstitious people. Even I can see thru
"fanatic Christian doctors". I was raised in a catholic convent and
still go to church. But, Good Lord what is it going to take people to believe
in Science? Cannot science and religion exist side-by-side in peace without
encroaching on each other's territory. We say we believe in separation of
church and state. How about separating Church from scientific research? Use
science to heal bodies and religion to heal souls. Simple as that. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Even if he was not religious, the worst
part about this whole thing is that he is a MAN making decisions about a
WOMAN"S body. What the hell does he know about women's bodies? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>reality check, March 1, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Reviewer: A reader<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Here're the facts: The man is a member of
the FDA committee, not the chair. He was appointed in December 2002 (two years
ago, folks) and he'll be out in June of this year (2004). The chair of the
committee is a woman scientist from Stanford. Some of the circulating Hager
rumour is exaggerated. However, at least three standing members in the FDA
roster do publicly blend their christianity with their Science. I'm simply glad
there are still committees of scientists involved in government. I tried three
weeks ago to post this message with links to corroborate myself, but my post
didn't make it up here. Since the rumour (see snopes) is up again, I thought I
would try to rebut the previous reviewer anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dangerous and Inappropriate, July 25, 2003<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Reviewer: A reader<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>President Bush has announced his plan to
select Dr. W. David Hager to head up the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)
Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee, and is likely to fill the other
eleven positions with similar Christian Rightwingers. Congress cannot stop
this. I guess we better all start praying, since the government will be making
decisions about the availablity of drugs on religious grounds, rather than
scientific information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Tbertruss@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 02, 2004
10:32 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] "As
Jesus Cared for Women:Restoring Women Then andNow." </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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All:<br>
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I received the info below (but not the Internet link) in a e-mail petition to
oppose the appointment by President Bush of Hager to the position
described. I checked on the book alleged to have been written by Hager,
and found the amazon.com info presented at this link, which also shows
"Stress and the Women's Body" as a book title written by Hager.
The customer reviews at this link are revealing: <br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0800717511/ref=ase_playland3-20/002-4382044-3356842?v=glance&s=books">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0800717511/ref=ase_playland3-20/002-4382044-3356842?v=glance&s=books</a><br>
<br>
President Bush has announced his intention to appoint Dr. W. David Hager to
head up the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Reproductive Health Drugs
Advisory Committee. This committee has not met for more than two years, during
which time its charter lapsed. As a result, the Bush Administration is tasked
with filling all eleven <br>
positions with new members. This position does not requireCongressional
approval. The FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee makes crucial
decisions on matters relating to drugs used in the practice of obstetrics,
gynecology and related specialties, including hormone therapy, contraception,
treatment for infertility, and medical alternatives to surgical procedures for
sterilization and pregnancy termination. <br>
<br>
Dr. Hager is the author of "As Jesus Cared for Women:Restoring Women Then
and Now." The book blends biblical accounts of Christ healing women with
case studies from Hager's practice. His views of health care are far outside
the mainstream for reproductive technology and modern gynecological practice.
Dr. Hager is a practicing OB/GYN who describes himself as "pro-life"
and refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women. In the book Dr.
Hager wrote with his wife, entitled "Stress and the Woman's Body," he
suggests that women who suffer from premenstrual syndrome should seek help from
reading the bible and praying. As an editor and contributing author of
"The Reproduction Revolution: A Christian Appraisal of Sexuality
Reproductive Technologies and the Family,"Dr. Hager appears to have
endorsed the medically <br>
inaccurate assertion that the common birth control pill is an abortifacient. <br>
<br>
We are concerned that Dr. Hager's strong religious beliefs may color his
assessment of technologies that are necessary to protect women's lives or to
preserve and promote women's health. Dr. Hager's track record of using
religious beliefs to guide his medical decision-making makes him a dangerous
and inappropriate candidate to <br>
serve as chair of this committee. <br>
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V2020 Post by Ted Moffett</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
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