Any death attributed to the use of a legally prescribed drug is tragic. The reality is, however, that there is a risk involved in taking most any legally prescribed drug. Why else would the disclaimer, usually in very fine print, fill a page in most magazines that carry drug ads.
On Friday, Christian Coalition President Roberta Combs called for the drug RU 486 to be taken off the market. In a weekly legislative alert, Combs said: "It is imperative that the United States Congress ensures that this deadly abortion pill is taken off the market. "
The Christian Coalition leader cited the recent deaths of two women -- which bring the total number of reported deaths to seven -- as justification for the alert.
It is no secret that Religious Right groups like the Christian Coalition want to see an end to all abortion, but there is no foundation for such a drastic move. As mentioned above, any death attributed to the use of a legally prescribed drug is tragic -- so why hasn't the Christian Coalition called for a removal of Viagra?
Viagra, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction, has been linked to the deaths of 522 men. Clearly, using Viagra is vastly more dangerous than the use of RU 486. Why doesn't Combs care about men?
Don't agonize, organize ... that's my mantra. Change won't happen unless you work to make it happen! But sometimes even your best efforts don't provide the results you were looking for. Or sometimes a situation is just so completely outrageous that all you can do is say ... YIKES!
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I love your national debt clock.
It's awesome.
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