We’re back with another episode of Schauer Thoughts and this week we’re taking a brief trip through the Carter Administration to explore it’s ties to the agricultural industry and how that could’ve impacted women’s health research for years to come. For legal purposes, this is all a hunch, a guess, and of course, *alleged* and I strongly recommend checking out the resources when this wraps. I hope you find this episode illuminating.
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Books:
Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter
Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World - Elinor Cleghorn
Bleed: Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care - Tracey Lindeman
Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans - Khiara M. Bridges
Undoing Drugs: How Harm Reduction is Changing the Future of Drugs and Addiction - Maia Szalavitz
All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness: A Guide to Navigating Multiple Conditions - Charli Clement
Living Well With Orthostatic Intolerance: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment - Peter C. Rowe
A Philosophy of Shame - Frederic Gros
Hate: The Uses of a Powerful Emotion - Seyda Kurt
Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom - Norman G. Finkelstein
Jimmy Carter
Reflecting on Jimmy Carter and his Food and Agriculture Policy Legacy
https://www.constitutionpartners.com/capitol-insights/cdqbs8akjnr5i0sdpdu9u0cti5haj5
Carter’s Business a Potent Factor in Rise
https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/26/archives/carters-business-a-potent-factor-in-rise.html?eafs_enabled=false
Bitter Sugar for the Coca-Cola Connection?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/07/28/bitter-sugar-for-the-coca-cola-connection/c8597736-7344-4e08-bbe8-7c914f06da3b/
Cold War, Ruthless Power, and Toxic Agriculture
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cold-war-ruthless-power-a_b_5548481
Task Force on Systemic Pesticides - https://www.tfsp.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/WIA-PR-REL.pdf
Influence of Cold War
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act of 1977
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharin_Study_and_Labeling_Act_of_1977
Well you’ve just banned all women from clinical trials
Literally 8 years earlier they banned another type of sugar for causing bladder tumors - https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/politics-and-government/artificial-sweetener-cyclamate-banned-us-consumer-markets
Banned saccharin and cyclamate because it caused bladder cancer
Cyclamate Banned Us Consumer Markets
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/politics-and-government/artificial-sweetener-cyclamate-banned-us-consumer-markets
Carcinogenicity of saccharin (1987)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1637197/
Battle over &7.25 billion Roundup settlement takes a new turn as Supreme Court Decision looms
https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/06/battle-over-7-25-bln-roundup-settlement-takes-a-new-turn-as-supreme-court-decision-looms/
Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago, researchers say
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/sugar-industry-withheld-possible-evidence-of-cancer-link-50-years-ago-researchers-say
Donald Kennedy - Head of FDA in 1977
https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-leadership-1907-today/donald-kennedy
Stanford Biology Professor Is Named to Head FDA
https://www.nytimes.com/1977/03/04/archives/stanford-biology-professor-is-named-to-head-fda.html?eafs_enabled=false
Health Archives
1980 Hysterectomy Pamphlet
https://bcrw.barnard.edu/archive/sexualhealth/Hysterectomy-Guide2.pdf
This is the pamphlet I was reading towards the end! Please check it out when you have the time.
Initiatives & Resources:
Women’s Health: A Guide to Legal Resources
https://onlinelaw.wcl.american.edu/blog/legal-health-resources-for-women/
Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
https://www.rarediseasesnetwork.org/
Patient Advocate Foundation --> Launching TotalAssist (July 1,2026)
https://uniting.patientadvocate.org/totalassist/
(Merger) Patient Advocate Foundation and the PAN Foundation
Patient Advocate Foundation: Co-Pay Relief - Patient Partners for Equity Program
https://copays.org/patient-partners-for-equity/
If you want more information, scroll down on this page and you’ll get a list of organizations for different conditions and concerns
Ex: Immune Deficiency Foundation and ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program)
The Surprising Health Benefits Included with Your Costco membership
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/a70156237/costco-healthcare-benefits/
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