April 16, 2018. To merit confirmation, judges must exhibit an ability to appropriately weigh and contextualize scientific evidence when matters involving science are before them. Vitter’s misrepresentations
of scientific evidence call into question her ability to do so appropriately. We therefore urge you to vote no on the confirmation of Wendy Vitter to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
On Health Policy
Letter to Montgomery County Council and Board of Education Members on Installing Artificial Turf Fields and Rubber Playgrounds
April 16, 2018. Synthetic rubber play surfaces are now being proposed for MCPS outdoor play spaces. These “poured in place” and other types of rubber playground surfaces have many of the same risks as tire crumb and other rubber infill that the County Council realized were too dangerous to use in 2015.
Read More »Comments by Diana Zuckerman, Ph.D. on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Agenda and Priorities for FY2019-20
April 11, 2018. Endocrine disruptors and chemicals in common consumer products that do not stay bound to those products get into the air and dust and thus into our bodies. These chemicals tend to pose greater risks to fetuses and children, and there are large gaps in our knowledge about the chemicals in the products on the market.
Read More »Coalition Letter Calling for HHS Investigation of NIH Alcohol Study Funding
April 11, 2018. An independent investigation by the HHS Inspector General is necessary to ensure public confidence in the integrity of the investigation and that all culpable NIH officials are held accountable.
Read More »NCHR Letter to the Senate on Right To Try
March 23, 2018. We are writing to urge you to vote against the Right to Try bill that recently passed the House of Representatives (HR 5247) despite strong opposition from the Democratic leadership. Although HR 5247 includes some potentially useful requirements that the results of patients’ access to experimental drugs be made available to the FDA, so that they will be aware of serious harm that could be caused, there is no enforcement mechanism to make sure that information is made available.
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