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S. 324, The Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act (8 comments ↓)

S. 324 would provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis.

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Leonard Henderson

April 3, 2009, 2:48pm (report abuse)

This bill is a shameless promotion for Pharmaceutical company profits.

Does it strike anybody as strange it is named for a lady who committed suicide probably BECAUSE of the drugs?

See http://www.ahrp.org/cms/content/blogsection/ and http://www.drugawareness.org/

American Family Rights Association vehemently opposes this bill.

American Family Rights Association
http://familyrights.us
"Until Every Child Comes Home" ©
"The Voice of America's Families" ©

Jennifer Foster

April 9, 2009, 12:26pm (report abuse)

Absolutely should not pass, these drugs are dangerous to both mother and infants, the effects are unknown long term. Way too dangerous to be used by anyone with too many side effects that are worse than the symptoms of the original problem were in the first place. No way, no how, not ever, throw this bill into a giant shredder where it belongs.

JOHNNY AYCOCK

April 12, 2009, 12:21pm (report abuse)

I NEED HELP MYSELF.IM LOOKING FOR MY 2 BOY.DSS TOOK THEM AWAY FROM MY X-WIFE.AND TOOK THEM STREIGHT TO FOSTER CARE. 4 MONTHS LATER ONE WAS ADOPED.BUT I NO HIS NAME JOSHEW W AYCOCK.NOW ITS JOSHEW W MCKINNEY.17 YRS OLD.ITS BEEN 10 YEARS SINCE I'VE SEEN HIM.MATHEW J AYCOCK. IS MY OTHER BABYS NAME HE'S 15 NOW 10 YEARS SINCE I'VE SEEN HIM.GOERGE AND BETTSY WOMBEL OF HINESTUNE LA. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY BOYS I PRAY FOR THEY'ER SAFETY EVERY NIGHT.I WANT THEM TO COME HOME.THEY'ER GRANDMOW IS 84 AND SHE PRAYS FOR THEM NIGHTLY.PLEASE HELP US.ARE TELL ME HOW.CONTACT ME AT.ddsaints@yahoo.com

Shannon W.

April 12, 2009, 11:17pm (report abuse)

Does anyone know if this would be a mandated, non-optional program? Would they require every parent to be evaluated? I didn't read an indication of which it would be . . . I can't imagine having a social worker dictate whether I could take my baby home. It would be totally arbitrary then, wouldn't it?
I agree--anti-depressants seem to be a dumb requirement here. Fresh air, people helping out with baby, getting out to exercise--that sounds better. This bill doesn't sound good to me.

Susan F.

April 13, 2009, 10:04am (report abuse)

Absolutely NOT. The government is slowly micromanaging every aspect of our lives. This crap sounds like pimping babies out to abusive foster homes for the sake of the almighty dollar & to hell with the birth parents!

Leonard Henderson

April 13, 2009, 10:34pm (report abuse)

See-
BRANDING PREGNANCY AS MENTAL ILLNESS
By Byron J. Richards, CCN
March 13, 2008
NewsWithViews.com

http://www.newswithviews.com/Richards/byron51.htm

Leonard Henderson

April 13, 2009, 10:37pm (report abuse)

See-

Mothers Act Fuels Multibillion Dollar Industry
Part 1 of 3
April 7, 2009. By Evelyn Pringle
lawyersandsettlements.com

http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/mothers-act-multibillion-... />
Mothers Act Fuels Multibillion Dollar Industry
Part 2 of 3
April 10, 2009. By Evelyn Pringle

http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/mothers-act-multibillion-...

Daniel Burdick

May 22, 2009, 3:27pm (report abuse)

The Brave New World OF COERCED DRUGGING David W. Tanton

Stress Testing the MOTHERS Act
Kelly Patricia O'Meara

Importantly missing from the drug-company-spun version of AMA Medicine, so visible here, is "Good Fats, Bad Fats." People need around a 1:3 ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fats in their diet. www.annecollins.com/dietary-fat/omega-3-fat-efas.htm

Relatedly, there is an epidemic of magnesium deficiency.

How Many Americans Are Magnesium Deficient? by Paul Mason www.mgwater.com

For the body to convert the Omega 3 fat, linoleic acid LA, into the more complex EPA and DHA used in the baby and mother's nervous system, an enzyme, D6D, needs Vitamin B6, magnesium and zinc.
www.livehealthytoday.org/pages/omega-fattyacids.php

Antioxidants are needed to protect these high quality fats. Zinc is also important for the nervous system.

Diets With High Omega-6:Omega-3 Ratios Enhance Risk for Depression, Inflammatory Disease
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/555736?rss

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