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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