| A Congressional counterpoint: Challenging the Reagan Administration on the safety of blood and blood products. | |
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PMID: 22895504 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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When the US Centers for Disease Control met a hard wall of political restraint in attempting a full response to the emergency of AIDS in the early 1980s, it was possible to move toward protection of blood and blood products from the legislative branch of government instead - despite resistance from the Red Cross, blood banks, and the Reagan Administration. A Congressional creation, the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), received a request from the author, made on behalf of his employer, the Chairman of a Congressional Committee and a Member of the OTA Congressional Board. He asked the OTA to assess US blood policy in light of scientific and technological developments - most importantly the new disease, AIDS. The OTA issued its report in January 1985. In 1995, a new Republican majority in both legislative chambers eliminated the OTA - and thus a valuable source of policy analysis of scientific issues independent of the executive branch. |
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Anthony Robbins |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of public health policy Volume: 33 ISSN: 1745-655X ISO Abbreviation: J Public Health Policy Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-08-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006508 Medline TA: J Public Health Policy Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 344-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Journal of Public Health Policy Editorial Office, 130 Appleton Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, USA. E-mail: Anthony.Robbins@tufts.edu. |
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