[Dean's World] Celia Farber: Obama Has Failed The First Test: To Protect Our Mothers and Children

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Posted by Celia Farber:
Obama Has Failed The First Test: To Protect Our Mothers and Children
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1204245137.shtml


   A sudden death to my newly developed enthusiasm for Obama who
   apparently supported the "Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act" bill.

   Via Vera Sharav, Association For Human Research Protection:

   The bill, HR 20, incorporating S. 1375, is promoted as "The Melanie
   Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act" ostensibly to combat postpartum
   depression. The bill would authorize "screening" and "treating" women
   deemed "depressed" after giving birth. The bill's covert intent is to
   INCREASE use of SSRI antidepressants and antipsychotics.

   What's scary is that HR 20, authorizing appropriations for fiscal
   years 2008-2010, has already passed the House with ne'er any
   resistance!

   Instead, a grass roots crusader against HR 20, has stepped up to the
   plate: Amy Philo, a mother who became homicidally psychotic following
   ingestion of Zoloft prescribed by a psychiatrist who kept increasing
   the dose to frightening ill effects.

   Her experience led her to found Children and Adults Against Drugging
   America - www.chaada.org See her story and videos on YouTube:
   http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=W4B8I_8wz6I and
   http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LQW23XCmOCw&feature=related

   Sign the petition to stop the "Mothers Act" which will benefit the
   pharmaceutical-industrial complex, but cause great harm to American
   women, children and their families.
   http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-dangerous-and-invasive-mothe
   rs-act

   (Later tonight I will try to make active links out of all those.)

   I forwarded this to a few dozen friends and contacts, with this note:

   Researching SSRI's for my next book, I came across this:

   http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LQW23XCmOCw&feature=related

   Please watch it. Once you have, I don't think you will need my
   prodding to sign the petition and join the human chain to stop this
   insanity.

   (I am sorry to learn that Mr. Obama lent his name to this malevolent
   bill.)

   I don't think, personally, this country is facing any greater threat
   right now than the threat of the pharmaceutical industry's constant
   desecration of all human freedoms, starting in utero.

   With respect and thanks for your time--

   Celia