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Title
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ACT UP demonstration at the FDA
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Date
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1988-10-11
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Description
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On October 11, 1988, AIDS activists from around the United States demonstrated at the Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, demanding faster research, development, approval, and access to AIDS treatments.
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ABP identifier
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ABP-E-0014
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Historical significance
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Illustrates affected communities contesting not only access to treatment but also the institutions, evidentiary practices, and regulatory processes governing biomedical research.
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Intellectual stream
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Advocacy / movement
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Research ethics & consent
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Law & public policy
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Verification status
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Verified
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Evidence confidence
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High
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Historical role
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A major national action challenging the governance of experimental therapies, clinical research, and drug approval during the AIDS epidemic.
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Open question
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How should this event be linked to subsequent activist participation in clinical-trial design and formal research governance?