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Canadian MP urges breast implant registry
Big News Network ^ | March 31, 2004 | Staff

Posted on 03/31/2004 9:30:59 AM PST by Loyalist

A member of the Canadian parliament has submitted a bill to create a mandatory national registry for breast implants.

Judy Wasylycia-Leis said a registry is needed to ensure that at-risk women can be treated if specific products are found to be hazardous to their health. It would also enhance research capabilities on implants, improving the choices available to Canadian women, the Toronto Star reported.

Women have been treated like second-class citizens when it comes to health protection, she said. We don't know what the level of risk is so we can't really manage these products and give people adequate consent.

The bill requires the reporting of all implant surgeries, including information on the company that produced the equipment and the details of the procedures performed on the patient.

Between 100,000 and 200,000 Canadian women have breast implants.


TOPICS: Canada; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: breastimplants; healthcare; judywasylycialeis; nannystate; newdemocraticparty; privacy
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HELP WANTED:

Canadian Breast Implant Registry now hiring inspectors. Duties include making random spot checks. No experience necessary as will train. Apply within.

1 posted on 03/31/2004 9:31:00 AM PST by Loyalist
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To: Loyalist
... the now defunct Clinton administration has come out in strong support of the idea.
2 posted on 03/31/2004 9:33:19 AM PST by The G Man (John Kerry? America just can't afford a 9/10 President in a 9/11 world. Vote Bush-Cheney '04.)
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To: Loyalist
Registration is the first step to confiscation.
3 posted on 03/31/2004 9:34:33 AM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is slavery.)
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To: Loyalist
Considering how many billions of Canadian dollars have been invested in the Canadian firearms registration program, they probably have decided that large breasts cause as many accidents as firearms and that if they register breasts they can use the same computer registration software.

Oh, Canada......

When enhanced breasts are outlawed only outlaws will have enhanced breasts!

....my cold dead hands.....

sorry

4 posted on 03/31/2004 9:38:38 AM PST by Robert357
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To: BenLurkin
When breast implants are outlawed only outlaws will have breasts.

Or something like that.

5 posted on 03/31/2004 9:41:42 AM PST by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Loyalist
Yes. It's true. Canada has a breast crises. It extends far beyond implants. Not one Canadian breast is registered! Why, there could be terrorist breasts lurking in those brassieres!!

But the all-seeing government is making the difficult decision to create a Bureau of Organized Breasts (you do the acronym). Soon all Canadian breasts will be controlled far better that just cross-your-heart hoping. And the Dominion will be safe for the children.

Remember until breasts are outlawed, outlaws may have breasts.
6 posted on 03/31/2004 9:44:09 AM PST by DakotaGator (Another flying government program brought to you by Nanny-state!)
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To: Loyalist
Ad's new meaning to getting your 38 registered....
7 posted on 03/31/2004 9:45:38 AM PST by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: Loyalist
How about instead of a "registry" why not just put up a website called "YourFakeBreastsMightExplode.com" that everyone knows about and can check.

No wait, that doesn't involve spending lots of money and keeping otherwise unemployable people on the public dole.
8 posted on 03/31/2004 9:49:36 AM PST by lelio
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To: Loyalist
Nice job, if you can get it.
9 posted on 03/31/2004 9:50:09 AM PST by Celtjew Libertarian (Shake Hands with the Serpent: Poetry by Charles Lipsig aka Celtjew http://books.lulu.com/lipsig)
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To: Loyalist
How about a national male organ enhancement registry? Do the really want to discriminate?
10 posted on 03/31/2004 9:52:01 AM PST by cinFLA
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To: cinFLA
lol this thread is gonna get inflated
11 posted on 03/31/2004 9:53:15 AM PST by rrrod
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To: Loyalist
Repetative stress injures of the wrist will increase in the inspectors, worker compensation will have you sign a waiver...
12 posted on 03/31/2004 9:54:36 AM PST by MD_Willington_1976
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To: Loyalist
Registration is the first step in confiscation ...

Ma'am, I am a BOOBIE (Bureau of Official Breast Implant Examination) officer. Please step behind the curtain and remove your top for your, ahm, er, examination.
13 posted on 03/31/2004 9:57:00 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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To: Loyalist
Is this so we will know who has bodacious ta-ta's?
14 posted on 03/31/2004 9:58:06 AM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: Loyalist
I wonder if it ever occurred to this communist that women may not want this information on a government registry and that they may want a bit of privacy concerning their medical matters?
15 posted on 03/31/2004 9:58:48 AM PST by johniegrad
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To: Loyalist
Good idea. There's no legitimate sporting purpose for those things.
16 posted on 03/31/2004 10:01:10 AM PST by RichInOC (...delightfully tacky, yet unrefined.)
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To: Loyalist
A member of the Canadian parliament has submitted a bill to create a mandatory national registry for breast implants.

Nice of the Canadian government to create a "victims list" for the trial lawyers. Undoubtedly the trial lawyers will be exempt from any do not call list too.

17 posted on 03/31/2004 10:04:06 AM PST by RJL
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To: The G Man
... the now defunct Clinton administration has come out in strong support of the idea.

LOL... Requiring "special handling" too, no doubt.

18 posted on 03/31/2004 10:08:18 AM PST by RJL
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To: Loyalist
Thanks for keeping us abreast of the situation.
19 posted on 03/31/2004 10:09:36 AM PST by jpl ("I actually voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it." - John Kerry)
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To: Loyalist
Can "Concealled Breast Permits" be next?
20 posted on 03/31/2004 10:09:40 AM PST by scooter2
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