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The Justice Department is creating a Reproductive Rights Task Force in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The group will be led by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and include members from the Civil Rights Division, Office of Legal Counsel and Legislative Affairs office. The task force’s objectives include…
President Joe Biden said his team is looking into the possibility of declaring a public health emergency in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The President said there are multiple actions he’d like to take to ensure access to abortion, but he doesn’t know if he can legally…
Headlines for Monday July 11, 2022 include: Over-the-counter birth control: For the first time, a pharmaceutical company is seeking FDA approval for over-the-counter birth control. HRA Pharma is asking for permission to sell birth control without the need for a prescription. HRA Pharma’s application on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for health regulators amid legal…
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday he said is meant to protect access to reproductive healthcare in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. The White House said the action will build on what it has already been done to defend reproductive rights. “We cannot allow an…
The Biden administration is taking new steps to prevent another infant formula shortage. The White House is going to work with foreign formula makers to try and keep their products on the market in the United States over the long term. Back in February, Abbott, the largest maker of baby formula in the U.S., was…
The White House and Food and Drug Administration both announced plans this week to help more Americans avoid nicotine addiction. The plans could have dramatic impacts on two industries that rely on nicotine in their products. On Tuesday, the White House rolled out its plan to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and other…
Abbott Nutrition, whose Michigan plant has been at the center of the ongoing baby formula shortage, has had to halt production at the plant for the second time this year. This time, the pause was due to severe weather that hit the area earlier this week. “Severe thunderstorms and heavy rains came through southwestern Michigan…
A senior Biden administration official announced the administration has lifted its COVID-19 testing requirement for international travelers to the United States. The requirement was one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of COVID-19. “The whole industry has been waiting for this announcement,” Martin Ferguson, a spokesman for Global Business Travel…
Abbott Nutrition and the Food and Drug Administration were alerted to problems with the production of baby formula in early 2021. The revelation contradicts testimony by Abbot and the FDA and places the written formula warning months earlier than both the company and agency previously admitted. A former Abbott employee filed a complaint with OSHA…
President Joe Biden raised eyebrows we he said “became aware” of “how intense” the ongoing baby formula shortage was “in early April.” This would put President Biden’s knowledge of the shortage roughly two months after baby formula producer Abbott halted production at the plant and recalled several brands of formula. The pause came amid an…
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