Virginia Introduces Mercury Amalgam Bill

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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UNITED WAY/COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN #9119* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *"Protecting the health and informed consent rights of children since 1982." ==========================================================================================FROM DENATAL AMALGAM MERCURY SYNDROME (DAMS)PRESS RELEASEJANUARY 26, 2004 "Finally, after more than 160 years, consumers may have the right to knowthat 'silver' fillings, also known as dental amalgams, containapproximately 50% mercury," so stated Anne Ferreira, Dental Amalgam MercurySyndrome (DAMS) spokesperson, when commenting about proposed VirginiaGeneral Assembly Bill SB 187. Introduced by Senator Yvonne B. Miller, D-Norfolk, SB-187 would providevery important informed consent legislation that would require dentists todisclose to their patients that they have a choice of durable and safe whitecomposites rather than "silver" fillings that contain mercury, a knownneurotoxin. Dentists will also not be able to implant a "silver" mercuryfilling without providing the patient with information on the health risksof this filling material and would require consent in writing before it isimplanted in the tooth. While the American Dental Association (ADA) claims that the amount ofmercury emitted from mercury amalgam dental fillings is too small to causehealth harm, the ADA has conflicts of interest according to Ferreira. TheADA was granted patents on two formulations of amalgam in the 1970's (nowexpired) and they receive fees from amalgam manufacturers for granting theADA's Seal of Acceptance. The EPA considers the "silver" amalgam filling material hazardous wastebefore it is placed in a patient's teeth and hazardous waste after it hasbeen removed. The FDA has not approved the mercury in the dental amalgam or"silver" fillings. Passage of this bill would give the right to all thepeople in Virginia to have an informed consent on mercury-based dentalfillings. The Senate Health and Education Committee will hold a hearing onthis bill on Thursday, January 29th at 9 AM in Senate Room B of the GeneralAssembly Building. The bill can be viewed at:http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+SB187 Other sites about mercury in dental fillings and the environment are:www.testfoundation.orgwww.amalgam.orgwww.iaomt.orgwww.mercurypolicy.orgwww.altcorp.comContact Anne Ferreira at 757-581-3636, 757-220-6747 ormercury@w...=============================================News@n... is a free service of the National Vaccine InformationCenter and is supported through membership donations. Learn more aboutvaccines, diseases and how to protect your informed consent rights http://www.nvic.orgBecome a member and support NVIC's work https://www.909shot.com/order.htmTo sign up for a free e-mail subscription http://www.nvic.org/emaillist.htm To from this list, send an email to news-request@n... andtype UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the email.NVIC is funded through individual membership donations and does not receivegovernment funding. Barbara Loe Fisher, President and Co-founder.NOTE: This is not an interactive e-mail list. Please do not respond tomessages.-----------------------Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK$$ Donations to help in the work - accepted by Paypal account vaccineinfo@t... voicemail US 530-740-0561(go to http://www.paypal.com) or by mailVaccines - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htmVaccine Dangers On-Line course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccineclass.htmHomeopathy On-Line course - http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/homeo.htmANY INFO OBTAINED HERE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICALOR LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION TO VACCINATE IS YOURS AND YOURS ALONE.