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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>
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<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>
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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>
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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>
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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</FONT></HTML>