CONTROVERSY MOUNTS OVER VOLATILE “MOTHERS ACT” DESPITE DEFEAT OF OMNIBUS BILL

This week, the “MOTHERS Act” — federal bill requiring mental health screening for pregnant women and new mothers which frequently leads to psychiatric drugging — was defeated as part of an omnibus package proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Although the defeat of the MOTHERS Act is a victory for those who oppose it, the controversy over the purpose of the bill and those who back it continues to mount. In an article featuring an exclusive interview with one of the bill’s leading opponents, Mrs. Amy Philo, founder of UNITE (United Non-profits and Individuals for Truth and Ethics), describes in graphic detail her personal experience of becoming violent and suicidal from the antidepressants prescribed to her following the birth of her son and her battle against the vested interests that continue to promote this treatment for new mothers.

 READ THE WORLD NET DAILY EXCLUSIVE WITH MRS. AMY PHILO HERE.   

 

 

Mrs. Philo is not alone in her opposition to a bill which calls for mental health screening designed to get more women on drugs. Grounds for concern regarding the dangers of antidepressants are overwhelming; Between 2002 and 2008, there were more than 64 studies and international drug regulatory warnings on the dangers of antidepressant drugs ranging from from suicidal and homicidal ideation to premature births, spontaneous abortions and birth defects.

In fact according to the FDA’s MedWatch Reporting System, over 700 adverse reactions concerning pregnant women taking newer Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants were reported between 2004 and 2007. Even more alarming is the FDA’s admission that only 1 – 10% of adverse drug reactions are ever reported, so the actual reports are assuredly in the thousands.

 Read more about the controversy over this bill in “Life With Big Brother – Government to Test Moms for Baby Blues?” Click Here. 

 To find out more about the Mothers Act visit http://www.cchr.org/mothers_act.html 

 

 

To find out more about psychiatric drugs visit http://www.cchr.org/psychiatric_drugs