COALITION FOR MERCURY-FREE DRUGS v. Sebelius

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:

The Coalition for Mercury-Free Drugs opposes the use of vaccines that contain thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative. The Coalition believes that vaccines containing mercury harm young children and pregnant women. The Coalition and several of its members sued to suspend Food and Drug Administration approval of thimerosal-preserved vaccines. The District Court dismissed plaintiffs’ suit for lack of standing.

We recognize plaintiffs’ genuine concern about thimerosal-preserved vaccines. But plaintiffs are not…