Put Your Health Choices Back in Your Hands

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Please sign the attached petition! . . . Rogene

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Hi Rogene,

Help

Pass the

Access to Medical Treatment Act

The Access to Medical Treatment Act

takes back from the FDA, your right to make decisions about

the medical treatments and devices you use in

your health care. Tell Congress you support the Access to

Medical Treatment Act>>

Thousands of people suffering from life-threatening ailments

like cancer and AIDS do not receive the medical treatment they

need. But it isn't because they lack insurance and resources.

It's because some of the most promising treatments have not

been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

But passing the Access to Medical Treatment Act would change

this problem by putting medical decisions in the hands of the

patient and their doctor.

Help pass the Access to Medical Treatment Act -- and help

save lives: http://go.care2.com/e/hQq/cl/fhMv

The FDA drug approval process is lengthy, expensive, and can take over a decade to complete. Many companies are financially unable to undergo this process, and many patients do not have the time to wait that long. In addition, many of these complementary and alternative health treatments have been researched, approved and used safely and effectively in other countries for years.

The purpose of the Access to Medical Treatment Act

(AMTA) legislation is to amend current laws that restrict

patients access to medical treatments, and allow legally authorized health care practitioners access to any method of medical

treatment that has been demonstrated to be safe and effective. It will guarantee access to

promising treatments like beneficial allopathic, gene therapy, and complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments, that

right now are not accessible because of FDA policies.

Having alternative medical treatments more accessible to the

public gives many patients who face life-threatening afflictions another viable option in their health care choices.

Go to: http://go.care2.com/e/hQq/cl/fhMv

Passing the AMTA doesn't sacrifice patient safety. The

bill requires full disclosure to patients of any possible side effects of treatments, and mandates that patients be notified if the federal government has not

yet proved the drug to be safe or effective. It also specifies that only state-licensed health care providers working within the scope of their practice may administer the

treatments, and regulates how claims can be made on treatment

effectiveness.

People should have the right to choose their medical

treatment.

Sign our petition and urge your Representative to pass

the Access to Medical Treatment Act.

Thank you for caring to make a difference

today -- with Care2,

Lawley,

Care2 and ThePetitionSite team

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