I continue to be amazed at all of the negative propaganda surrounding this bill. As a mother of four, a PPD survivor and women's health advocate, I view this bill as a necessary first step towards increasing awareness of and much-needed education about perinatal mood disorders among the medical community. I was left undiagnosed for several excruciating months and considered ending my life before I was finally diagnosed with PPD just in time.
This bill is not about drugging women -- it's about providing them with the knowledge and resources to prevent them from suffering the way so many of us and our families have suffered. It's about ensuring that the medical community is more aware of potential signs of perinatal mood disorders. If we don't get a law passed like this that helps women avoid the hell of PPD and other PMD's, we're going to remain in the dark ages.
Warmly, Kristin Park http://ppdsurvivor.blogspot.com
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Mother's Act will save lives
Date: 2008-03-24 04:05 am (UTC)This bill is not about drugging women -- it's about providing them with the knowledge and resources to prevent them from suffering the way so many of us and our families have suffered. It's about ensuring that the medical community is more aware of potential signs of perinatal mood disorders. If we don't get a law passed like this that helps women avoid the hell of PPD and other PMD's, we're going to remain in the dark ages.
Warmly,
Kristin Park
http://ppdsurvivor.blogspot.com