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Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.27.25

After Trump Executive Orders, FDA Removes Diversity Guidance From Website

Days after President Trump issued an executive order (EO) taking aim at diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and prohibiting federal recognition of gender identity apart from biological sex, previously issued draft guidance on diversity in clinical trials was removed from the website of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the removed guidance was in draft form, it is highly unusual for FDA to revoke or alter draft guidance without issuing a statement or further guidance. This move raises questions about the applicability of statutory obligations to submit clinical trial Diversity Action Plans and the agency’s current thinking on best practices for clinical development....