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From Permissiveness to Force

Insanity in Law & "Medicine" … S. 1375 ("The MOTHERS' Act")

Article by Amy Philo | United for Life.
Used by permission.

State interference "for the sake of the child's welfare"

In 2006, a newborn baby was taken from a family in Washington by CPS, after reports that the mother gave birth at home.  The mother was ordered to take antidepressants, and subsequently ordered not to breastfeed.  Eventually the family was able to get the baby girl back; and, they fled the state.
www.thecowgoddess.com/2006/07/05/.

Another case of excessive state interference: A Novermber 10, 2007 blog entry discusses a case of a Nebraska family, whose child was taken by DCFS, because the family refused a routine newborn screening test.
http://clarateaches.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.html.

A recent article in the New Jersey Star Ledger discussed the cases of two women who were escorted by social workers — and police — to hospitals for psychiatric treatment, after mentioning that they were depressed.  Many New Jersey doctors now fear they will have to hospitalize women indefinitely, during cases of Postpartum Depression (PPD).  Certainly the pressure to treat with drugs is greater now than it was prior to the state's new PPD law.
www.uniteforlife.org/ppdcriminals.htm.

Prevalence of psychiatric drugs during pregnancy

Sadly, one third of US women are already taking psychiatric drugs, at some point, during their pregnancies, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).  Fifty percent of pregnant women are never warned that there are risks for their babies, when they take antidepressants during pregnancy.  There is a concerted campaign by groups, who receive pharmaceutical funding, to promote the idea that the risks for unborn babies or nurslings is outweighed by the benefit the mother will receive from taking a drug.  However, as many have known for decades, this "benefit" scenario is impossible, because high serotonin levels cause severe mental and physical problems.  (For details, see:

So-called disorders are irrelevant: The drugs don't work!

Whether it is the foster care system drugging the young and vulnerable, or PhRMA convincing the breastfeeding community and OBGYNs that psychiatric drugs are safe for nursing and pregnant women, the evidence that these drugs are ineffective makes any and every excuse offered about so-called disorders irrelevant.  The very significant risk of death to the unborn, newborn and young innocents in our society — either from the toxic effects or violence induced by the drugs — is a risk we must not accept.

Dr. Erick Turner recently published the FDA-reviewed studies that drug companies suppressed for decades; and, combined them with the published data.  This report proves that there is no benefit whatsoever to taking antidepressants.  See:

Another study, completed in Sweden, proves that 80% of suicides committed by adults were linked to the use of psychiatric drugs, particularly antidepressants and antipsychotics.  See:

Despite the fact that there is no benefit over placebo for any antidepressant, many continue to push for the expansion of the market into the childbearing population.  A nation of people getting legally high on drugs that have a similar action to cocaine, LSD, PCP and methamphetamines is the only kind of climate that could ever support all of the insane policies being promoted and enacted.
www.babywhys.org/serotonin%20syndrome.htm#drugsaffectingserotonin

The MOTHERS' Act: The forced drugging of mothers

The New Jersey law mentioned earlier is about to become the law of our land, if we do not join forces — and protest vigorously — to stop that from occurring. 

A tremendous amount of drug company money has been donated, to many groups, that support the proposed legislation, called "The MOTHERS' Act".  The MOTHERS' Act (H.R. 20 / S. 1375) passed in the House last October (2007) by a two-thirds majority, and is currently in the Senate HELP Committee.

S. 1375 will institute universal screening of new mothers, and require that any mother considered to be at risk for, or showing warning signs of, depression or psychosis be referred to a mental health care provider and given "essential services".

The MOTHERS' Act provides grants for nonprofit groups, and others, who will ensure compliance with the law.  It will also divert tax dollars to the development of new drugs, and the experimentation on minorities [Editor's note: I'd appreciate it if someone would research this point and let me know if this is true].

This devotion to more research is ironic, considering that Eli Lilly has a derivative of Prozac sitting on its shelf, which is considered safer than Prozac — less likely than Prozac to induce suicide and self-harm (according to the patent application).  Eli Lilly has chosen not to market this drug. 

The MOTHERS' Act also requires the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to screen mothers.  The EPDS has been shown to triple the number of women "diagnosed" with PPD.  Swedish scientists recently warned that the EPDS is a completely unethical screening tool, and should not be used at all.  Many women, who use psychiatric drugs after being tagged by bogus screenings like this, and frightened into compliance, will likely become homicidal or suicidal, as a result of taking these drugs.  (Even the FDA warns that antidepressants double the rate of suicidal behavior.) 

And, this could lead to forced hospitalization or involvement from CPS.  It is not unlikely that children, removed from their homes under these circumstances, will subsequently be drugged.

Who stands to gain from the passage of The MOTHERS' Act?

There are many groups pushing for the bill who stand to benefit financially if it does pass.  These groups promote the bill, despite all the known risks and the lack of any benefit to mothers.  Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) conducted a massive, year-long psychiatry symposium in 2007, which included 150,000 participants.  For this, they received $825,000 from Eli Lilly, for the first quarter of 2007 alone.  The MGH website contains articles promoting antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs to pregnant and breastfeeding women, with a recent blog entry claiming that there is no risk of heart defects for babies exposed to Paxil in pregnancy, and a request for people to sign a "petition" supporting The MOTHERS' Act. 

Despite the MGH Paxil and heart defects "study", the reality is that SSRIs and other antidepressants are behind thousands upon thousands of cases of infant death via

and more.  The FDA MedWatch Database lists the drugs suspected of causing Transposition of the Great Arteries — a rare heart defect.  Paxil is listed in approximately 66% of cases, and the remaining cases are heavily linked with other SSRIs and serotonergic drugs.  If there really were a low absolute risk of a baby being born with a cardiac defect after Paxil exposure, then it would probably only be due to the fact that the rates of spontaneous abortion and stillbirth are doubled with SSRIs, while preterm births are five times more likely.  (See www.uniteforlife.org/abortions.htm.)

Other drug company-funded groups pushing to pass The MOTHERS' Act include:


And, this is by no means a comprehensive list.

Ironic twist or greedy duplicity:

Tragically, this bill is promoted in honor of a pharmaceutical sales manager named Melanie Stokes, who committed suicide, leaving her 3 ½-month-old daughter motherless.  Melanie was abused with electroshock and four separate cocktails of different brands of antidepressants, anti-anxiety and antipsychotic drugs.  The antidepressant drugs Melanie took increase the risk of PPP 1000%. 

She was put through numerous drug and dose changes prior to her death.  (The FDA also warns that dose changes of psychiatric drugs lead to suicide and psychosis.)  Despite Melanie's use of antipsychotic drugs, proponents of the bill also claim that Melanie was not promptly treated for postpartum psychosis.

Please, take action

To learn more about The MOTHERS' Act, as well as homicidal and suicidal urges caused by these drugs, and about the suffering of babies and children who are exposed in pregnancy and through nursing, please visit www.uniteforlife.org and watch our playlist on YouTube at: www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=366E5CDDFC2C4E04. 

For additional resources for preventing and treating PPD safely, see www.uniteforlife.org/MOTHERpress.htm#prevention.

Please share our petition against The MOTHERS' Act with others: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-dangerous-and-invasive-mothers-act.


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