The HHS Refusal Rule and Biomedical Research: What Biomedical Research Advocates Should Know About the HHS Rule

On December 18, 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule that in addition to posing a serious threat to women’s health, significantly limits all patients’ access to health care and important information about their health care options. This rule has serious implications for biomedical research activities at academic, nonprofit, and corporate research institutions that receive federal funds. The following are some facts that every biomedical research advocate should know about the HHS rule.

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HHS Refusal Rule and Biomedical Research.pdf