When the birth control pill was first released, it had barely been tested for safety before being rushed to market. Feminist organizers fought for years to get the contraceptive tested, and to include some form of education on the side effects for those who choose to use it.
The Nelson Pill Hearings finally put the overall health impact of "the pill" on trial. However, the years of feminist medical research and organizing that brought the issue to light are largely dismissed. Instead, a series of male doctors meet to gather data and research, keeping out the feminist scientists and physicians who have been researching and fighting for attention on the pill's impact.