Guest guest Posted November 17, 2001 Report Share Posted November 17, 2001 --- Patty <fdp@...> wrote: > Hallelujah! Certainly a step in the right > direction....now, if only America > would take the cue! > Patty > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " Ilena Rose " <ilena@...> > <Recipient List Suppressed:> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:40 PM > Subject: MARGO'S VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR SAFE BREAST > IMPLANTS ~ Daily Record > > > > ~~~ Bravo, Bravo to Margo & and ALL of > the other women and > > supporters in Scotland, Britain and Europe who > have worked so long and > hard. > > This is a major, hard fought victory. Heartfelt > thanks to Mr. ~~~ > > > > > > > http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/shtml/NEWS/P12S1.shtml > > > > MARGO'S VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR SAFE BREAST IMPLANTS > > Campaigner welcomes new laws protecting women > having cosmetic ops > > > > > > > > TOUGH new laws on the use of silicone breast > implants will come into force > > this week, marking a victory for battling Margo > Cameron. > > > > After years of campaigning by Scot Margo - who > became seriously ill after > > silicone spread through her body - women who want > implants must be legally > > made aware of the dangers beforehand. > > > > They'll then have to give written consent before > going under the knife. > > > > A European database of cases where a woman's > health has been jeopardised > > by implants will also be set up and the implants > themselves will now have > > to undergo rigorous testing after being placed in > a new higher risk > > category. > > > > Campaigners hope the new European legislation > could one day lead to an > > overall ban on silicone implants. > > > > However, the EU will this week stop short of > introducing a legal minimum > > age for women having implants, but will issue > recommendations that no girl > > under 18 should be allowed to undergo surgery. > > > > Member states will also be urged to set up > national registers of every > > operation which takes place. > > > > Margo believes the new legislation is a step in > the right direction, but > > insists more must be done. > > > > She said: " Any new legislation like this is a good > thing and it will > > safeguard some women. I would like a complete ban > like there is the USA. > > We already know of one woman who has died from > silicone poisoning and two > > others who are very ill. > > > > " It's quite obvious that the chemical companies > have more clout than > > governments and that must change. " > > > > Margo, now in her mid-40s, began her campaign > after an operation 10 years > > ago to have silicone injected in her lips went > badly wrong. > > > > Within months, the silicone had spread throughout > her body causing > > headaches, nausea and reduced mobility. > > > > Shortly after she became ill, she saw a specialist > in America who told her > > that silicone had invaded her body. > > > > When she returned to the UK, she was horrified to > discover that British > > doctors refused to accept the existence of > silicone poisoning. > > > > Margo, who now suffers from multiple sclerosis, > set up the Silicone > > Support Group UK in 1993 to campaign for the > British Government to outlaw > > silicone implants. > > > > Despite her illnesses, Margo devoted all her > energy to setting up and > > running the group, but now she has a weakened > immune system and has had to > > hand responsibility for the group to others. > > > > She said: " Silicone poisoning is not being > diagnosed correctly. It's like > > any chemical poisoning, so hard to pin down. There > is a denial of the > > diagnosis itself and a denial of medication. Yet > all over the world, women > > are dying and nothing is being done. " > > > > THE new laws will be welcomed by mother-of-two > on, 48, > > of London, who now runs Silicone Support UK. > > > > had breast implants to boost her figure > in 1979. She had them > > removed because of health fears - and had to have > a mastectomy as the > > damage to her breasts was beyond repair. > > > > She now suffers constant pain and is too ill to > continue working as a > > clothes designer. She also blames the problems > with the implants for the > > break-up of her marriage. > > > > said: " My implants went hard four times > within the 13 years I > > had them. But the methods used to treat the > problem led to silicone being > > released into my body. > > > > " Studies show seven out of 10 women have suffered > ruptured implants within > > 10 years. And one in five have had silicone from > implants spread to other > > parts of their bodies. " > > > > Until now the only advice given to women before an > operation is from > > plastic surgeons who, claim critics, are in the > business of making money. > > > > Margo was joined in her six-year campaign by > ish Labour Euro MP Bill > > , who has fought for new legislation in the > European Parliament. > > > > Today, the European Commission will bring forward > the new package of EU > > health and safety measures in direct response to > the campaign. > > > > Yesterday, a delighted Mr said: " This is a > victory for the hundreds > > of women throughout the UK and Europe who have > worked tirelessly to make > > sure other women do not repeat their painful > experience of implant > > surgery. > > > > " This is a watershed in our campaign. Europe has > recognised that there is > > a problem with silicone implants and is going to > do something about it. > > > > " The health of thousands of British women is put > at risk by an implant > > industry which seems to have avoided basic > standards of information and > > safety regulation. " > > > > He added: " The EU must send the strongest possible > signal to the > > manufacturers and private clinics involved in the > implant business: 'we > > will not tolerate your shoddy practices any > longer. Your time is up'. " > > > > However, Mr is disappointed that a new > minimum age law for implants > > won't be introduced. > > > > He said: " There is a lot of pressure put on young > people to have an ideal > > body and they are getting younger. " > > > > He added: " We know 100,000 implant operations were > registered in the UK > > between 1993 and 1999, but we don't know the full > extent of this surgery > === message truncated === ===== Diane Voeller Industries 888-483-3537 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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