The Silicone Cover-Up and Political Manipulations

The silicone controversy is a little of everything that is wrong with America.

"The greedy plaintiff's attorneys have created this hysteria" is but one
of the many myths, huge, PR machines fueled by deep, deep pockets and no
conscience have sold to the American public. "Saline implants are
perfectly fine, perfectly safe" is another. These falsehoods and
countless others are part of the dis-information churned out by the
mega-manufacturers whose devotion to their bottom line supercedes any
modicum of truth or concern for their customers. No plastic surgeon
mentions the overgrowth of fungus, mold and bacteria that finds fertile
breeding ground in these salty petri dishes. The ill and disfigured
plaintiffs are treated like rape victims ~ blamed for believing the lies
of their plastic surgeons. The "scientific studies" paid for and
orchestrated by the manufacturers are merely a gross manipulation of the
medical, legal and political systems.

It's gotten honed to a formula. Deny, stonewall, and ultimately blame
the victims. Not unlike gay men kept "in the closet" by guilt and fear, the
silicone victims are blamed for their misguided choices like AIDS
victims are told they "deserve" their viral destruction.

Asbestos, Agent Orange, and the Dalkon Shield were justp ractice to  refine the silicone cover-up .

The present Gulf War chemical warfareuncovering brings this issue back to the front pages of the papers.

The neurological damage our soldiers are suffering mirrors the symptomology the "toxic chemical soup" creates as it escapes from degradable silicone bags and floods women's systems with many of these same chemicals and heavy metals.

The mighty manufacturers and the medical profession are so addicted to
silicone money now that they can't separate fact from fiction. It's well
known that the orthopedic industry would be out of business with no
silicone joints to place. And breast implants are the most coveted
implant ever. Too bad the manufacturers failed to test them for safety before
permanently implanting them into around 2 million trusting and duped
women. "They'll last a lifetime" women were assured. Of course you can
nurse your babies." The only basis for these assurances were "crossed
fingers" and wishful thinking. No second generation ~ or adequate first
generation studies had been done before mass installation of
unrecallable, defective products began.

The manufacturers are ruthless ~ they play to win ~ to keep their vast
fortunes. The victims are fighting for their lives ~ to cover their
mounting medical expenses. The Dows (Corning & Chemical) have a long
incestuous relationship with the government. Supplying Agent Orange for
Viet Nam alone could have made a success of any chemical company. How
many years of denial preceded the miniscule restitution for the lives of
thousands of our young soldiers?

As countless thousands of women's immune systems and ultimately their
health fails them, where will they turn? The government routinely denies
them disability payments. Who will pay to remove these failed devices?
How could platinum and freon and solvents and polyurethane become
ingredients of this never FDA approved device? Why have the mountains of
concealed,  damaging documents been allowed to stay hidden with "gag" orders?

Who benefits from this secrecy?

This silicone"smoking gun" may well become the "blazing cannon" of the
new millennium.

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1996©Ilena Rosenthal