Protecting pharmaceuticals
source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.liability07nov07,0,881076.story
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Protecting pharmaceuticals
Our view: Consumers must be able to challenge manufacturers of dangerous drugs in court
In the waning months of the Bush administration, the Food and Drug Administration is asking the courts to extend the Republican Party's anti-regulatory zealotry well beyond the president's last day in office. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a woman who lost an arm after being improperly injected with a drug could sue the company that manufactured it, and the administration was on exactly the wrong side of the issue.
Our view: Consumers must be able to challenge manufacturers of dangerous drugs in court
In the waning months of the Bush administration, the Food and Drug Administration is asking the courts to extend the Republican Party's anti-regulatory zealotry well beyond the president's last day in office. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a woman who lost an arm after being improperly injected with a drug could sue the company that manufactured it, and the administration was on exactly the wrong side of the issue.
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