I'm a little sad by the assumption that "many of the mothers who experience this type of pregnancy are mothers who are uninsured and low-income." There are MANY, MANY women--regardless of socioeconomic status or prenatal care--that suffer from pre-term labor, due to uterine abnormalities, pre-eclampsia, PROM, etc. To imply otherwise simply adds more guilt to those of us who had excellent prenatal care and still gave birth too early.
Also, there IS something that your readers can DO to make a difference. We are urging all Americans upset by this price gouging to speak up and let their voices be heard by their Senators and U.S. Representatives. THEY have the power to introduce legislation to revoke KV Pharmaceutical's "orphan drug" status, as it really doesn't apply to this situation anyway. ("17P does not meet the requirements for “orphan drug” status by virtue of the fact that (1) over 200,000 women may benefit from 17P injections each year and (2) the costs of research and development of the drug for the indication can be easily recovered by sales of the drug in the United States." http://gallipot.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/a-letter-to-my-congressperson/)
For more information, this article is clear and concise: http://bit.ly/h1zPbu
Legislators can be found here: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Thank you so much for speaking out on this issue!
Mom to a 1 lb., 8 oz. miracle AND 12 weeks pregnant with our 2nd
(This issue really affects our family!)
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I'm a little sad by the assumption that "many of the mothers who experience this type of pregnancy are mothers who are uninsured and low-income." There are MANY, MANY women--regardless of socioeconomic status or prenatal care--that suffer from pre-term labor, due to uterine abnormalities, pre-eclampsia, PROM, etc. To imply otherwise simply adds more guilt to those of us who had excellent prenatal care and still gave birth too early.
Also, there IS something that your readers can DO to make a difference. We are urging all Americans upset by this price gouging to speak up and let their voices be heard by their Senators and U.S. Representatives. THEY have the power to introduce legislation to revoke KV Pharmaceutical's "orphan drug" status, as it really doesn't apply to this situation anyway. ("17P does not meet the requirements for “orphan drug” status by virtue of the fact that (1) over 200,000 women may benefit from 17P injections each year and (2) the costs of research and development of the drug for the indication can be easily recovered by sales of the drug in the United States." http://gallipot.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/a-letter-to-my-congressperson/)
For more information, this article is clear and concise: http://bit.ly/h1zPbu
Legislators can be found here: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Thank you so much for speaking out on this issue!
March 14, 2011 - 11:38amMom to a 1 lb., 8 oz. miracle AND 12 weeks pregnant with our 2nd
(This issue really affects our family!)
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