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IN OCTOBER, if the Bush administration has its way with the Supreme Court, you will lose the right to sue a drug company if you are harmed by a medication that was FDA approved.

Apparently, this entire controversy sprang up over a woman who lost her arm to gangrene after she was inappropriately injected with a drug manufactured by Wyeth pharmaceuticals, then subsequently sued Wyeth, and won. Now the Bush Administration is challenging that decision and trying to create a blanket law which would make it impossible to sue a drug company whose product has been approved by the FDA.

Suing can get out of hand and is sometimes directed at the wrong agents (e.g. if a drug company is sued for the mistake of a nurse who administers an inappropriate drug) However, making it illegal to sue a drug company over a drug, solely because that drug was approved by the FDA, is preposterous.

Considering that agencies like the FDA and EPA are supposed to protect the health and safety of humans and the environment, but are more concerned (especially under the Bush administration) with industry interests, this law could be very detrimental to our right to be protected.

Just because the FDA says it is safe, does not mean it is. Hormones, biotech seeds, short-term tested foods and drugs - these are all things that the FDA gives its stamp of approval to. Not only should we have the right to know more about what is in our foods and the risks associated with those ingredients, but we should also have the right to challenge the (low-respected) approval of the FDA.
nwillens

47 responses // Bush administration trying to make it illegal to sue the FDA

  • how many fda approved drugs have been pulled off the shelves in the past? more than a few.
    jimmyp
  • Ya - in history he Busheney will replace the image of the devil in encyclopedias and dictionaries.

    He's surpassed Hitler in my book.
    VoyagerFilms
  • http://current.com/items/88947560_big_pharma_big_food_b...
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    The FDA and the fascists who are supporting them must be stopped. The following is an excerpt from an article by Allen Stang that appeared on NewsWithViews.com:

    "... No other term defines the present system in the United States better than Fascism. Under el presidente Jorge W. Boosh, the federal government has become nothing else but a tool and weapon of the Big: Big Pharma, Big Food, Big Fuel, Big Physician and on and on. That is why we are presently in Iraq. Marine Corps legend Major General Smedley Butler – two Medals of Honor – wrote about it in War Is a Racket, which you can read on line.

    And the situation he wrote about in 1935 is infinitely worse today, infinitely more Fascist. Big Pharma runs the Food and Drug Administration, which is supposed to regulate it. Our Fascist system routinely shuttles bureaucrats and executives back and forth between them, to such an extent that it is realistic to consider them two legs on the same bug. Big Pharma/FDA is presently using government force to outlaw vitamins, via Codex Alimentarius, coming soon to your local 'health food' store.

    Big Food includes companies like Monsanto Chemical, a monster straight out of science fiction alien horror. With help from the government, Monsanto is literally trying to monopolize agricultural seeds. If it succeeds, it will control food. It is presently conducting a reign of terror against the world’s farmers, many of whom are committing suicide..."
    Hawkmang
  • All I have to say Is Codex Alimentarius. If you care about your health you will look into ''Codex Alimentarius''......
    Mobius2012
  • Lets add one more agency to the list of not accountable for their actions.

    Dont worry the government is looking out for our best interest. sike
    gravityaddicts
  • To voyayerfilms on passing Hitler in your book,

    you have to give him style point for doing it in the allegedly freest most-democratic nation in the world
    gravityaddicts
  • This is ridiculous. They should not be able to do that.

    You know it's bad when the Feds are protecting business over protecting the American citizen.
    Greg_Bunker
  • I happened to have this on my clipboard. It might help people looking for an alternative to this crazy system.
    Here it is:

    This is the link to Integrative Medicine clinics that you can just go to and have a consultation for$150 or so for an hour. They can work with you and your meds and supps and suggest options for you. My doctor is an Integrative MD. He graduated Harvard and Columbia ..and took additionally Holistic course work to fill in where needed.

    It is not spooky science and it is being promoted by all the best medical facilities now such as Harvard and many many others.

    http://www.integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/about/alumni...


    CarolynGillis
  • When any government institution is placed above the law, democracy is dead.
    Egnatius212
  • This is getting ridiculous, there needs to be laws when it comes to sueing, not just make it illegal altogether.
    dmass5
  • Big fucking surprise, the biggest drug pushers in the country, they should be able to afford to buy off the administration. Hell, I'd take a few million to refrain from telling everyone I know what a bunch of opportunistic, bottom feeding, greedy motherfuckers all these pharmaceutical corporate assholes are. And the sad part is they are using talented learned people to create the medicines that will be used to overprescribe America to death.
    Mafioso
  • I could not agree more with Egnatius212 . . .

    "When any government institution is placed above the law, democracy is dead" . . . or dying
    gravityaddicts
  • Trust the FDA to ok drugs. Ha they have allowed so many drugs that have been recalled. It might be better to just take random drugs and hope for the best.
    Yoshi1
  • Well, this is the agency who gave the green light to Aspartame and Teflon, so I kinda lost all faith in them a while back.
    Elligirl
  • He's trying to make it illegal to be an American with Rights
    brad62
  • Elligirl, I am with you on the Aspartame. Since then, FDA approval has no meaning to me.
    jefftego
  • ..anything approved by the FDA is highly suspectto me..in these past few years
    CarolynGillis
  • Heir Bush simply wants to rule with impunity.
    eldamon
  • Current.tv should have an "Evil policy watch" and put this near the top of the list.
    BurningBush
  • It may seem hard to imagine, since most of the folks who read Current.com are pretty savvy when it comes to things such as revolving doors between govt/corporations. But the sad reality is there are so many people who depend upon the medical system to solve their physical and mental issues with a pill. I deal with this all the time with my aging parents, who end up going to the doctor for health issues, and coming home with yet another sketchy pill, and the loop plays over and over. I try to explain to my parents the danger in taking these pills, (I have several horror stories they have endured), but they are so indoctrinated to believe in the medicine, big pharm, and the fda that they continue to participate. .

    CarolynGills, the link you provided is vital information for those who wish to avoid getting caught in the trap.
    queenofit
  • I guess we have to add this to the list of injustices the Bush administration has committed against freedom in this nation....

    The FDA is a sham.
    chilipeppers675
  • What does it mean"the Bush administration" ? Who ordered the filing of this brief? Let's name names, follow the money and hold individuals accountable --that's the way it used to be.

    samfromalabam
  • Although I'll be the first to admit that this country is getting swamped more and more by frivolous lawsuits, I see no reason why the American people should not be allowed their due process against any company that sells a potentially fatal product, and that should include the FDA. I hope the lawsuit puts the FDA's constitutionality into question. To just rubber stamp any drug as approved is detrimental to the American people, as is taking away the right to legal action against the company who manufactured it is moreso. But then again, I'm still trying to figure out how to get shitstains out of 300 year old parchment. Guess we'll have to see how this goes.
    tatnik
  • The FDA is a fraud run by actuaries.

    The Delaney Clause written by the FDA ALLOWS for known carcinogens (with nasty LD50s) in your food, along with irradiated foods with UNKNOWN chemical compounds.

    And let's not overlook the obvious: aspartame. "Enjoy your adult onset diabetes!" But we've got a drug you can take for the rest of your life to deal with that slow death, so it's no big deal - as long as you have health insurance)

    Eat organic, exercise and read labels.

    "Out think, out run, out live."

    ...and people go nuts about cigarettes, which is a conscious choice.
    kramericus
  • i don't understand this reasoning. i think that everyone should have the right to sue the FDA if they have failed to do their job properly.
    keba
  • You do! The basis is anything akin to:

    -lack of due diligence
    -fraudulent research
    -damages
    -personal injury
    -wrongful death

    and on and on...

    The Bush administration will not succeed. We love to hate them, but those greedy lawyers will grind it to a halt, happily.
    kramericus
  • Well put Kramericus. The bill is almost guaranteed not to pass, too many lawyers ranging from ambulance-chasers to high-level pros will make sure of that, because we all know that the legislative government is controlled by lawyers. They may be despicable mercenaries, or they may be heroic freedom fighters, but lawyers are firmly planted in the steel and concrete of the Eagle Empire.
    Dmitri_Molotov
  • He tried to sneak a similar thing into the "Patriot Act" that said parents of Autistic kids couldn't sue if it is proven the Mercury in the innoculations causes it. Luckily folks saw it and demand that it be taken out. God only knows what he'll try before he's out of there. Dang.
    patsarts
  • And we officially move closer to totalitarianism.
    killer_shatner
  • Egnatius212....you got it....nuf said.
    mariposablanca
  • Nope. Stuff of greater relevance and significance was said beyond Egnatius212.

    And, the buck doesn't stop with you, babe.

    Unless you are FDA or a scientist, how dare you think you control a forum that's with certainty beyond your training - demonstrated by your lame post of let's stop "talking about the truth" which proves you either know nothing to really contribute to this or you are a mouthpiece, or spin doctor in-training for the FDA.

    Either way. Let the roast continue!

    Call 'em, you might get paid enough to afford a studio apartment in East St Louis just to cave in -if that's your tendency.
    kramericus
  • Let's hope Scalia has nothing to do with the appeal of this case.
    renbyrd
  • We need the to elect according to the popular vote and we need a no confidence vote to remove people like this Hitler Clone(DUMB YA) from office then jail him.
    Robroy1
  • Reading the article, I think it was this quote that really struck me.
    "In fact, the FDA depends upon drug companies for nearly half of its $680million review process for new drugs. There aren't enough exclamation marks to indicate the alarm that should sound from this disturbing fox-in-the-henhouse arrangement."
    The Bush Administration is yet again sticking up for big business, not the American citizen.
    brycepatingre
  • Another example of the Bush Regime. W. will not stop until there is complete control.
    aaronklong
  • Hey, you can trust us, we're the government.

    In all my years I have never witnessed an American Administration that was so anti people. They don't even try to hide it anymore. If it doesn't benefit big business or some suck up branch of government then they don't care. I can't wait for these pigs to be gone.
    Mark701
  • Great, now the government can kill us all and we can't do a thing about it!!!!!
    pinkpoet83
  • Interesting this comes on the tail end of reports that certain asthma meds were causing suicides....
    clarity_kat
  • Until one of precious a$$ daughters or his dum a$$ parents get caught up in the mess then you will see a different vote. OOPs, maybe I should not have said that because Hussien lost his life because he threaten his dad.

    My bad prez maybe you will forgive me and set my people free.

    You heard me


    cheche_201
  • First of all,we know Bush is about as honest as a grapefruit. Second, he would not be trying to do this if not for covering up the dishonest corruption that has continued to harm the American public for decades. I have been studying how the FDA has and continue to screw people. How many bad drugs need to do harm and be recalled, how much fake non food items need to hit the shelves and cause all sorts of problems in the giant rat known as the American public. Bottom line is that Bush is covering for the massive outpouring of lawsuits that are waiting to materialize as people start to wake up and question why their government not only didn't protect them, but actually did things to harm them!
    sueathome