CAMPAIGN FOR RESPONSIBLE TRANSPLANTATION v. FDA

No. 06-5333.

511 F.3d 187 (2007)

CAMPAIGN FOR RESPONSIBLE TRANSPLANTATION, Appellant v. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 28, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard M. Crystal argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Katherine A. Meyer.

Alan Burch, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Campaign for Responsible Transplantation ("CRT"), is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the health risks associated with xenotransplantation, a relatively new procedure whereby animal organs or tissues are transplanted to the human body. Since the late 1990s, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has permitted clinical...

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