Breast Implant Survivors Applaud Rosa DeLauro for New Women's Health Bill
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WASHINGTON, May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Two leading advocates for women, Sybil Niden Goldrich, founder of
Command Trust Network, and Mary McDonough, founder of In the Know and
former star of the hit TV show The Waltons, applauded Congresswoman
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today for reintroducing The FDA Scientific Fairness
for Women Act. If passed, the bill would make women's health a priority
at the Food and Drug Administration by taking politics out of
decision-making. Last November, the FDA lifted its 14-year restriction on the sale of
silicone breast implants, yet independent studies show virtually all
silicone breast implants disintegrate in the body over time. The
largest ever analysis showed approximately half of silicone implants
fail within 10 years and three- quarters will rupture within 20. The
manufacturers' own data revealed more than half of cancer survivors and
one in five cosmetic patients require additional surgery within three
years of receiving silicone implants. The FDA ruled silicone
manufacturers must conduct a study of 80,000 implant recipients over
the next decade to determine the long-term safety and efficacy of the
implants. The bill brought forth by Congresswoman DeLauro would rescind the
approval of silicone breast implants, if safety has not been
conclusively demonstrated for the life of the implant. "In a decision that was clearly contrary to the interest of women's
health, the FDA placed science second to politics when it recently
approved silicone breast implants," said Goldrich. "The DeLauro bill is
necessary because it would mean the FDA will be required to pursue the
post-market surveillance they promised at the time of implant approval." "Shouldn't this kind of study have been conducted before giving
silicone implants the green light?" McDonough asked. "We've already
been down this rocky road in the 1990s with rupturing saline implants.
Why can't we ensure proper safety protocols this time around with
silicone? We commend Congresswoman DeLauro for taking the initiative to
get the FDA to take women's health in to account." Background on Sybil Niden Goldrich Sybil Goldrich was one of the first women to speak publicly about
problems with silicone gel breast implants when she published her story
in Ms. Magazine in 1988. Her appearance on CBS's "Eye to Eye with
Connie Chung" and subsequent activism led to restrictions on the sale
of the devices in 1992. Goldrich had four separate sets of implants
after mastectomy. Later surgery found silicone in her liver, uterus and
ovaries. Sybil has been running Command Trust Network, an information
clearinghouse on breast implants, for nearly two decades. Background on Mary McDonough From 1971 until 1981, Mary McDonough portrayed Erin on The Waltons.
McDonough founded In the Know in 2003 because she felt women in and out
of the entertainment industry needed a source and forum where
information could be gathered and shared, not only on cosmetic
procedures, but also on health and body image issues.
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