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Posted on July 15, 2008
Reprinted from the March of Dimes (please click this link to take action
and help fight prematurity):Call Your United States Representative!
Give FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products
Over the next couple of weeks the House of Representatives is expected to debate the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1108). If enacted, this bill would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution and sale of tobacco products.Smoking during pregnancy accounts for an estimated 20-30% of low birth weight newborns, up to 14% of preterm deliveries and some 10% of infant deaths. Giving the FDA new authority to restrict deceptive marketing practices, limit children’s access to tobacco products and prevent advertising campaigns that mislead women about the risk of smoking could help in the fight to reduce preterm births.
This bill is an important step towards reaching the goals of the Prematurity Campaign and we ask you to contact your Representative today!
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