International Women’s Day should Single Out Ortho Evra Makers

March 11th, 2009. By janem

It was International Women’s Day this past Monday and that got me thinking about how the event causes much joy and celebration in most western countries, but likely goes unnoticed in parts of the world that still allow female circumcision. Of all the personal injury lawsuits needed to be filed to protect women, female genital mutilation should surely get top billing. Hillary Clinton said, “Laws are still on the books denying women the right to own property, access credit, or make their own choices within their marriage. And honor killings, maiming, female genital mutilation, and other violent and degrading practices that target women are tolerated in too many places today.” But what about closer to home?

Drugs that are approved by the FDA are causing personal injury to American women. In fact, the Ortho Evra patch has caused many deaths. Many women I have personally interviewed can no longer have children: in a way, they too have been mutilated. When is the FDA going to protect women’s lives and get this dangerous drug off the market? We usually don’t know the adverse side effects of a drug until people report them and that sometimes means some people will die. The FDA reported that 21 women have died. It also hasn’t updated labeling since November, 2005.

Countless more women have suffered blood clots and stroke since then. I’m furious—I can’t imagine how women who have suffered can control their anger against the Ortho Evra Patch drug makers.

Tags: blood clots, international womens day, ortho evra, the patch

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