Post by skytroll on Mar 2, 2008 2:44:02 GMT -5
Mother's Act (S. 1375) Requiring Anti-Depressants
Up For Vote 3/5/2008
March 1, 2008
One Mother & Post-Partum Depression Drugs - video
youtube.com/watch?v=LQW23XCmOCw
Watch Her Newscast Gathering Support - video
youtube.com/watch?v=W4B8I_8wz6I
Vital Information Regarding The Mothers' Act
There are two videos in this email about "The Mother's Act" (S. 1375), a federal bill that is dangerous to mothers and their newborns but being promoted under the guise of ensuring that new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, and provided with essential services….
This is quite simply, false, and the video shows exactly the effect this bill will have; it will push more mothers onto dangerous antidepressant drugs documented by the U.S. FDA to cause mania, psychosis, hallucinations, suicidal ideation and in some cases, homicidal ideation (as with the antidepressant Effexor).
There is no language in the bill requiring full disclosure of the drug risks to mothers prescribed psychotropic drugs, (the most common "treatment" for mothers diagnosed with post partum depression), no language requiring mothers be given options for non-harmful treatments and real medical care other than drugs. So please watch the videos, take action and above all — pass this email on to everyone you know.
1) Watch one mother's story of what happened to her when she was "helped" by the same type of psychiatric intervention that this bill proposes:
Then take action
1) Sign onto the petition against the Mothers Act here:
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-dangerous-and-invasive-mothers-act
2) The bill is currently in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. It scheduled for a vote on March 5th so calls and Faxes are needed NOW. You can follow the simple instructions below
(If you fax, you can use the same letter and simply add the Senator's name to the top of the fax, sending each Senator his own fax)
Whether you call or fax, keep your message simple
You are opposed because of the damage that will be done to mothers and infants due to the treatment that will result from the legislation. There is no language in the bill warning that the psychotropic drugs prescribed for "depression" can cause damage to both mother and child and that this is a complete violation of informed consent. (Use your own words... Keep it brief, mention the bill number — S. 1375.
Call/Fax list:
Republicans
Sen. Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Tele: 202-224-3424
Fax: 202-228-0359
Sen. Judd Gregg (NH)
Tele: 202-224-3324
Fax: 202-224-4952
Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN)
Tele: 202-224-4944
Fax: 202-228-3398
Sen. Richard Burr (NC)
Tele: 202-224-3154
Fax: 202-228-2981
Sen. Johnny Isakson (GA)
Tele: 202-224-3643
Fax: 202-228-0724
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Tele: 202-224-6665
Fax: 202-224-5301
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (UT)
Tele: 202-224-5251
Fax: 202-224-6331
Sen. Pat Roberts (KS)
Tele: 202-224-4774
Fax: 202-224-3514
Sen. Wayne Allard (CO)
Tele: 202-224-5941
Fax: 202-224-6471
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK)
Tele: 202-224-5754
Fax: 202-224-6008
Democrats by Rank
Edward Kennedy (MA)
Tele: 202-224-4543
Fax: 202-224-2417
Christopher Dodd (CT) - a co-sponsor of the bill.
Tele: 202-224-2823
Fax: 202-224-1083
Tom Harkin (IA)
Tele: 202-224-3254
Fax: 202-224-9369
Barbara Mikulski (MD)
Tele: 202-224-4654
Fax: 202-224-8858
Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Tele: 202-224-5521
Fax: 202-224-2852
Patty Murray (WA)
Tele: 202-224-2621
Fax: 202-224-0238
Jack Reed (RI)
Tele: 202-224-4642
Fax: 202-224-4680
Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY)
Tele: 202-224-4451
Fax: 202-228-0282
Barack Obama (IL) - a co-sponsor of the bill
Tele: 202-224-2854
Fax: 202-228-4260
· Bernard Sanders (VT) - a co-sponsor of the bill
Tele: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776
· Sherrod Brown (OH) - a co-sponsor of the bill
Tele: 202-224-2315
Fax: 202-228-6321
Sending this along..
Skytroll
Up For Vote 3/5/2008
March 1, 2008
One Mother & Post-Partum Depression Drugs - video
youtube.com/watch?v=LQW23XCmOCw
Watch Her Newscast Gathering Support - video
youtube.com/watch?v=W4B8I_8wz6I
Vital Information Regarding The Mothers' Act
There are two videos in this email about "The Mother's Act" (S. 1375), a federal bill that is dangerous to mothers and their newborns but being promoted under the guise of ensuring that new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, and provided with essential services….
This is quite simply, false, and the video shows exactly the effect this bill will have; it will push more mothers onto dangerous antidepressant drugs documented by the U.S. FDA to cause mania, psychosis, hallucinations, suicidal ideation and in some cases, homicidal ideation (as with the antidepressant Effexor).
There is no language in the bill requiring full disclosure of the drug risks to mothers prescribed psychotropic drugs, (the most common "treatment" for mothers diagnosed with post partum depression), no language requiring mothers be given options for non-harmful treatments and real medical care other than drugs. So please watch the videos, take action and above all — pass this email on to everyone you know.
1) Watch one mother's story of what happened to her when she was "helped" by the same type of psychiatric intervention that this bill proposes:
Then take action
1) Sign onto the petition against the Mothers Act here:
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-dangerous-and-invasive-mothers-act
2) The bill is currently in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. It scheduled for a vote on March 5th so calls and Faxes are needed NOW. You can follow the simple instructions below
(If you fax, you can use the same letter and simply add the Senator's name to the top of the fax, sending each Senator his own fax)
Whether you call or fax, keep your message simple
You are opposed because of the damage that will be done to mothers and infants due to the treatment that will result from the legislation. There is no language in the bill warning that the psychotropic drugs prescribed for "depression" can cause damage to both mother and child and that this is a complete violation of informed consent. (Use your own words... Keep it brief, mention the bill number — S. 1375.
Call/Fax list:
Republicans
Sen. Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Tele: 202-224-3424
Fax: 202-228-0359
Sen. Judd Gregg (NH)
Tele: 202-224-3324
Fax: 202-224-4952
Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN)
Tele: 202-224-4944
Fax: 202-228-3398
Sen. Richard Burr (NC)
Tele: 202-224-3154
Fax: 202-228-2981
Sen. Johnny Isakson (GA)
Tele: 202-224-3643
Fax: 202-228-0724
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Tele: 202-224-6665
Fax: 202-224-5301
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (UT)
Tele: 202-224-5251
Fax: 202-224-6331
Sen. Pat Roberts (KS)
Tele: 202-224-4774
Fax: 202-224-3514
Sen. Wayne Allard (CO)
Tele: 202-224-5941
Fax: 202-224-6471
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK)
Tele: 202-224-5754
Fax: 202-224-6008
Democrats by Rank
Edward Kennedy (MA)
Tele: 202-224-4543
Fax: 202-224-2417
Christopher Dodd (CT) - a co-sponsor of the bill.
Tele: 202-224-2823
Fax: 202-224-1083
Tom Harkin (IA)
Tele: 202-224-3254
Fax: 202-224-9369
Barbara Mikulski (MD)
Tele: 202-224-4654
Fax: 202-224-8858
Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Tele: 202-224-5521
Fax: 202-224-2852
Patty Murray (WA)
Tele: 202-224-2621
Fax: 202-224-0238
Jack Reed (RI)
Tele: 202-224-4642
Fax: 202-224-4680
Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY)
Tele: 202-224-4451
Fax: 202-228-0282
Barack Obama (IL) - a co-sponsor of the bill
Tele: 202-224-2854
Fax: 202-228-4260
· Bernard Sanders (VT) - a co-sponsor of the bill
Tele: 202-224-5141
Fax: 202-228-0776
· Sherrod Brown (OH) - a co-sponsor of the bill
Tele: 202-224-2315
Fax: 202-228-6321
Sending this along..
Skytroll