Almost there! Push the FDA Modernization Act over the finish line!
In September, the Senate unanimously voted to pass the bipartisan legislation that would end an outdated FDA mandate requiring experimental drugs to be tested on animals before they could be used on humans in clinical trials. Specifically, the FDA Modernization Act gives drug sponsors the option to use scientifically rigorous, proven non-animal test methods. Drug testers will still be able to choose to use nonhuman animals as test subjects for experimentation.
The legislation is sponsored by Rand Paul (R) and Cory Booker (D). Sen. Booker made this statement regarding his bill, “[t]he passage of my bill will avoid the needless suffering of countless animals, now that experimental drug testing can be done with modern non-animal alternatives that are more scientifically relevant."
Urgent support is still needed to pass this bill through the House of Representatives. Write to your Representatives today and urge them to pass S. 2952, the FDA Modernization Act of 2021, and finally end this archaic requirement mandating drug companies test on nonhuman animals.
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