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Please Help. (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Feb 2015 OP
For those not inclined to click on links this has to do with a petition which is at the MADem Feb 2015 #1
MadDem! You did this. Wow and thanks. nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2015 #2
Some people are reluctant to click and I thought it was a worthwhile petition. MADem Feb 2015 #8
thanks for posting this here, lmsp bigtree Feb 2015 #3
I love you bigtree. littlemissmartypants Feb 2015 #4
Signed Omaha Steve Feb 2015 #5
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Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2015 #7

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. For those not inclined to click on links this has to do with a petition which is at the
Sat Feb 21, 2015, 10:31 PM
Feb 2015

link at the link above....

Here's a more direct route with an explanation:


We, the undersigned, call on the United States House of Representatives to consider repealing or amending the Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998 to include a clause that holds any supplier of raw material such as Dacron, Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon), and Polypropylene liable if they knowingly provide said material to a medical device company that does not intend to use the material to manufacture a medically necessary life saving device. While it is understood that there is really no way to track how these materials are being used, better regulation and research must be completed in order to eliminate the possibility of these toxic materials misuse. If there proves to be no way to account for the materials use, then the material need not be sold to the medical device company.

We trust that it is our right as United States Citizens to assume the safety of materials used in devices such as the fibers in Essure permanent birth control and Transvaginal Mesh procedures, have been thoroughly tested and proven safe without biased prior to FDA approval. Sadly, this is not the case.

Much more at link.... https://www.change.org/p/u-s-house-of-representatives-amend-the-biomaterials-access-assurance-act-of-98

MADem

(135,425 posts)
8. Some people are reluctant to click and I thought it was a worthwhile petition.
Sun Feb 22, 2015, 12:25 AM
Feb 2015

I hate seeing those late night commercials where the lawyers are trolling for victims. I always think to myself "Why the hell wasn't that shit tested before they stuck it in people?"

I hope the petition does some good and laws can be enacted to protect innocent people.

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