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FDA Preemption = Bad Medicine

FDA Preemption = Bad Medicine

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Started by Anonymous 18 years ago
We, the undersigned, petition Congress to guarantee the right to a day in court if a person is harmed or killed by an FDA-approved product. Specifically, we stand against the policy of FDA preemption. What is FDA preemption The Food and Drug Administration, whose responsibility it is to safeguard the public, is attempting to take away the right of American citizens to hold a manufacturer accountable for damages caused by an FDA-approved medication or medical device. Such preemption reduces industry accountability, even while it endangers our civil rights and public health. From The New England Journal of Medicine,July 3, 2008: \"Previous administrations and the FDA considered tort litigation to be an important part of an overall regulatory framework for drugs and devices; product-liability litigation by consumers was believed to complement the FDA\'s regulatory actions and enhance patient safety. ... In stripping patients of their right to seek redress through due process of law, preemption of common-law tort actions is not only unjust but will also result in the reduced safety of drugs and medical devices for the American people.\"

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Reached 1,000 supporters

December 2, 2023

April 8, 2010

Watching the momentum grow brings tears to my eyes because I know firsthand how much families suffer when they are denied their day in court. This surge of energy confirms that people are finally seeing through the corporate protectionism that destroyed my own family's peace of mind.

August 29, 2008

Seeing one hundred people join this fight hits me hard because I remember the day my own life changed due to these dangerous regulations. This milestone proves I am not alone in demanding accountability for the harm caused by these companies.

Reached 100 supporters

August 28, 2008

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Victoria Grantham
18 years ago Featured

The FDA is committing a criminal act, in my opinion, by taking away a person's right to hold manufacturers of faulty medications/medical devices accountable in a court of law. It is unjust and will result in the reduced safety of drugs and medical devices for the American people, the very people the FDA is supposed to be protecting. What's wrong with this picture????

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Hillary A Golden
2 years ago Featured

Accountability is paramount and should include the actions of pharmaceutical and device companies.

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Anonymous
11 years ago Featured

This law has taken the right of my son to get justice for a known problem caused by an FDA approved medication. He suffers not only physically, but mentally. Obliterate this law now, so he can have his day in court!!

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anoynamous smith
11 years ago Featured

All manufactures have changed ingredients in their pain meds and the side effects are horrible and scary and they don't ease pain the fda should b ashamed for passing junk like this to consumers! Someone should make them make manufacture put meds back the way they were

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Blake Rensel
12 years ago Featured

Due to taking to fda approved drugs, for a very minor form of epilepsy, I now have cirrhosis of the liver and am going thru complication's from that and have been told by a transplant surgeon that at some point I will need a liver transplant. I was never once notified by any medical professional that taking these so called fda approved drugs would cause the issue's I am going thu now. I believe we are entitled to our day in court and force these companies and the fda to be held accountable. I pray that day comes soon so nobody else will have to suffer thru any type of health issue that was approved.

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Anonymous
12 years ago Featured

In my opinion, by taking away a person's right to hold manufacturers of faulty medications/medical devices accountable in a court of law. It is unjust and will result in the reduced safety of drugs and medical devices for the American people, the very people the FDA is supposed to be protecting. People need to know they have a resource to make the company to act responsibly.

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anoynamous smith
11 years ago

I agree thousand of consumers are suffering behind these changes and who holds the f d a accountable

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