We’ve been receiving e-mails galore from some of our favorite females concerning President Bush’s appointment of one Dr. W. David Hager to the FDA, so apparently many of you already know that the author of As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then and Now is not a huge fan of reproductive rights. It seems ridiculous that a man who refuses to prescribe birth control to unmarried women and suggests that those suffering from premenstrual syndrome should seek help from the Scriptures would be in charge of the crucial decisions made by the FDA’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee, but according to urban myth detectives Snopes.com, all the worry is for good reason. While some sites decry the e-mail, circulating since 2002, as “outdated”, Snopes reports that it’s been given new life since Bush’s re-election. Hager has been serving on the FDA since 2003 and was reappointed in June of this year, but not as chairman.
Still, it could’t hurt to e-mail President Bush and say “I oppose the appointment of Dr. Hager to the FDA Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee. Mixing religion and medicine is unacceptable. Using the FDA to promote a political agenda is inappropriate and seriously threatens all women’s health.”
Feel free to add “This guy’s a schmuck. Get us a real doctor.” And some Midol, ASAP.