Fw: Letter to Ananova ~ Humans to be implanted with scannable chips

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From: " ilena rose " <ilena@...>

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Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 6:38 PM

Subject: Letter to Ananova ~ Humans to be implanted with scannable chips

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> In your " Humans to be implanted with scannable chips " article, you stated

> that these scannable chips are to be implanted in humans for the first

> time.

>

> In the mid 90's, Plastic surgeons, mainly in Britain and Europe were

> implanting women with a very dangerous medical device, the soy bean oil

> filled silicone implant, which contained a scannable chip, often

> unbeknownst to the woman.

>

> These implants were removed from the market in April, 1999, and eventually

> " recalled. "

>

> Unfortunately for the recipients, this was not like taking a car back into

> the shop to fix it's faulty transmission.

>

> The thousands of women with these breast implants have had to undergo

> invasive breast surgery to remove these faulty devices, at minimum being

> left with scars and probably less breast tissue than she began with.

>

> Could you please correct this information on this otherwise very

> interesting article?

>

> Should you wish any more information, please let me know.

>

> Ilena Rosenthal

> Director, Humantics Foundation for Women

> http://www.BreastImplantAwareness.Org

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