Political Quotes

“Can you imagine such debilitating pain, fatigue, and depression that you feel as if your children have lost you as a parent? For women impacted by the medical device Essure and its documented damaging side effects, this unimaginable situation is a stark reality. Since it appeared on the market in 2002, Essure, a permanent sterilization device for women, has triggered over 5,000 formal complaints to the FDA, including reported symptoms of pelvic and abdominal pain, internal bleeding, autoimmune reactions, loss of teeth and hair, and even metal breaking and migrating throughout the body. On top of that, Essure has been proven responsible for the deaths of four women and five unborn children. Yet, in the face of all these facts, today Essure remains on the market, certified with FDA's stamp of approval. That is unacceptable to me and the tens of thousands of women who are living with this device's effects. That is why this week I will introduce the E-Free Act, legislation to remove this device from the market before it can hurt any other women. This is a women's issue, a safety issue, a regulatory issue, an issue with faces and names. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation and join me and the thousands of women across the Nation in this fight. ____________________”