Scandal, Intrigue on Capitol Hill: Pregnant Moms, Drugs, Baby Zombie Uprising
- added March 10, 2008
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- smorrisey
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A new law being considered in the U.S. Congress would attempt to prevent postpartum depression in new moms by allowing doctors to prescribe SSRI antidepressant drugs while they're still pregnant.
SSRI drugs have never been approved for use on newborns, yet this new MOTHERS Act will effectively drug unborn babies and newborns with drugs like Prozac. This will certainly have an impact on their developing brains, and the bulk of the research available today shows that the impact will be negative. Will these children be more prone to violent thoughts and behavior? Will they contemplate suicide at younger ages? And what will be the impact of the drugs on the mother?
This legislation is being aggressively pushed by pro-pharma front groups in an effort to expand the customer base for SSRI drugs by targeting pregnant women as new "customers" for the chemicals.
SSRI drugs have never been approved for use on newborns, yet this new MOTHERS Act will effectively drug unborn babies and newborns with drugs like Prozac. This will certainly have an impact on their developing brains, and the bulk of the research available today shows that the impact will be negative. Will these children be more prone to violent thoughts and behavior? Will they contemplate suicide at younger ages? And what will be the impact of the drugs on the mother?
This legislation is being aggressively pushed by pro-pharma front groups in an effort to expand the customer base for SSRI drugs by targeting pregnant women as new "customers" for the chemicals.
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This is disgusting. I was going to rant about why, but then I decided to pop some Prozac (TM) and now I feel fine about babies growing up on drugs. It's not so sad.
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- JordanRoth
- 9 months ago
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That is absolutely awful! There are far better ways to treat depression than being dependent on drugs. Drugs only alleviate the symptoms they don't address the cause. To even consider drugging pregnant woman as a preemptive strike on postpartum depression is beyond stupid.
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- hisStoryFilms
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