Task: Explanation
Input (English): Paragraph: Dr. David Hager is a part             of the teaching staff of the University of Kentucky College of             Medicine and has developed a reputation as an expert on gynecologic             infections. This eRumor was circulated before Dr. Hager actually became a member             of the committee. He is now a part of the panel, although he did not become the             chairman of it. He is a conservatively oriented physician and is a speaker and             author in the Christian community who describes himself as pro-life. He objected to this eRumor saying that he does not know who wrote it             and that no one had interviewed him for it and that some of it is             not accurate. He says that he does not refuse to prescribe birth control for             unmarried patients. He is an advocate of abstinence but for patients who do not make             that choice, he is not opposed to birth control prescription. He also says that his opposition to RU-486 was based on his concerns             about the safety of the drug. He says RU-486 was approved under an “Accelerated Approval             Process” reserved exclusively for anti-AIDS and anti-cancer             drugs and an antihypertensive agent. He says that normally the             FDA requires one or more than one randomized, controlled trials             before approving a drug, which was not done for RU-486. He also says that he does not believe that standard birth control             pills are abortifacient and has never written it. He says he co-edited a book that referenced various views about             birth control pills but that not all of those views were his own. Regarding his views of how to deal with stress-related disorders in             women, he says “I have always offered a holistic approach to             therapy. I suggest diet/exercise changes, medications as             needed, counseling when required, and meditation/prayer.” Last updated 11/30/03 Comments Claim:   The eRumor is a protest of             the choice of Dr. David Hager to lead the U.S. Food and Drug             Administration’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee.              It says he is a religious pro-life physician who refuses to             prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women and opposes the use of             RU-486, the pill that ends a pregnancy.   
Output (English): Dr. David Hager nominated for FDA panel.