Wednesday, September 18, 2013

9/18/2013 Time for feds to sort out compounding pharmacies--The government does not exist to confer rights. The government is there to protect rights.



How many Michiganders ought to die of tainted medication before somebody in Congress 
considers it a problem?

Well, the toll is evidently 19 and counting, according to a recent Gannett Michigan story. Todd Spangler of the Detroit Free Press reported last week that a U.S. House bill offered in response 
to the meningitis outbreak tied to tainted drugs that killed 19 Michiganders — and affected 
hundreds of other people across America — seeks to clarify federal authority over certain pharmaceutical providers. Eight of the Michigan deaths are from Livingston County.

Not only is this sort of action overdue, it’s necessary. Pronto.

The government does not exist to confer rights. The government is there to protect rights.

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