Contraceptives (Norplant)

Five Washington State Women Sue Over Contraceptive Device

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 8th, 1995

In what their lawyer says was the 50th lawsuit to be filed against the manufacturer, five women from Washington state have filed a suit in U.S. District Court here against the maker of the Norplant contraceptive implant.

Hundreds of women in the nation have said they have had health problems as a result of using the Norplant implant.

"My husband and I can't even plan out a family. It's been hell, awful. I would not recommend this for anybody," remarks Plaintiff A, of Tacoma, Washington.

She is one of the five plaintiffs in the latest litigation against Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, a Delaware corporation. They are all in their 20s and...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1995-02-08)

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