LEF on Legislation, Politics, Jerry Falwell

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Since we're talking about politics today, here is a lengthy and very informative article from the Life Extension Foundation. It addresses points in a wide ranging, ongoing conflict on pharmaceutical laws, politics, the role of the FDA and an unpleasant, uninformed commentary by Jerry Falwell. Pharmaceutical importation is a complex mess of an issue, but I think we should all agree that the actions of the FDA, lobbyists and Jerry Falwell are beyond the pale. It is worth noting that - quite separately from their supplement business - the LEF does fund and support healthy life extension research.

Link: http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2003/oct2003_awsi_01.html