Books+ Search Results
Reproductive rights and the state : getting the birth control, RU-486, morning-after pills and the Gardasil vaccine to the U.S. market
Author
Title
Reproductive rights and the state : getting the birth control, RU-486, morning-after pills and the Gardasil vaccine to the U.S. market / Melissa Haussman.
ISBN
9780313398223 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0313398224 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780313398230 (ebook)
0313398232 (ebook)
Published
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2013.
Physical Description
xi, 184 p. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 21, 2013
Series
Reproductive rights and policy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
History of the FDA and drug regulation in the US
The development of the pill
U.S. pro-choice and pro-life groups' strategies since 1960
Problems with Mifepristone (RU 486) and Misoprostol (Cytotec), 1988-2000
The "Morning after pill," Plan B levonorgestrel formulation
Reverse lobbying for Gardasil
Conclusion
why a feminist historical institutionalist lens is important.
Subjects
Bookmark As
Citation
