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Gaylord Nelson
(American Politician)
- Date of Birth:
- June 4, 1916
- Date of Death:
- July 3, 2005
- Nationality:
- American
- Quote count:
- 20
- Times favorited:
- 0
Gaylord Anton Nelson was an American Democratic politician from Wisconsin. He was the principal founder of Earth Day. In 1970, he called for Congressional hearings on the safety of combined oral contraceptive pills, which were famously called "The Nelson Pill Hearings." As a result of the hearings, side-effect disclosure was required for the pill in patient inserts — the first such disclosure for a pharmaceutical drug.
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