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The groups warned that a decision in Ayotte could reach far beyond New
Hampshire , effectively eliminating -- for both teens and adults -- the
requirement that abortion laws must include protections for women's health.

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Will Consider Whether Abortion Restrictions Must Include Protections
for Women's Health and Whether Courts Can Strike Down Dangerous
Restrictions That Doctors Say Will Harm Their Patients

WASHINGTON, The American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) today urged the
U.

Breast Implant Decisions Should Be Based on Science not Emotion Plastic Surgery Organizations Tell FDA

"No medical device is
flawless and neither are silicone implants or saline, for that matter. The
FDA's initial findings which are critical of the implants tell only part of
the story in its recently posted comments.

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and satisfaction.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the largest organization of
board-certified plastic surgeons in the world.

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What is ultimately important to every plastic surgeon is
that medical devices used for breast surgery are safe.

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The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS ) is the leading
organization of board-certified plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic
plastic surgery.

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Karen Pearl, interim president of PPFA, warned of the potential
repercussions that this case could have on women's health.
Honigberg of Sulloway + Hollis, PLLC; and Lawrence Vogelman, of Nixon Raiche
Manning Vogelman + Leach, PA and legal director of the New Hampshire Civil
Liberties Union.
Cosmetic plastic surgery is serious surgery.

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"If the Court accepts the government's arguments in this case, it will
give a green light to states to pass abortion restrictions that will harm
women's health in medical emergencies ," said Jennifer Dalven, deputy director
of the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, and the attorney who argued before
the Court today."
The case began as a challenge to a New Hampshire law that prevents doctors
from performing an abortion for a teenager under the age of 18 until 48 hours
after a parent has been notified. We also work
with allies worldwide to ensure that all women and men have the right and the
means to meet their sexual and reproductive health care needs. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory
Panel in Gaithersburg, MD, April 11-13, 2005, urge the FDA to conduct a fair
hearing based on sound science, not emotion.

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Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the nation's leading sexual
and reproductive health care advocate and provider.

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An increasing number of women are choosing breast augmentation to enhance
their appearance. With nearly 5,000 members , the
society is recognized as a leading authority and information source on
cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.

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"The government is
actually urging the Supreme Court to take the dangerous step of forbidding
doctors from putting their patient's health first," Pearl said.

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We believe that everyone
has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, and that every child
should be wanted and loved.
ASAPS and ASPS have confidence that the FDA will make its decision based
on the best interests of patients, not on junk science or personal anecdotes. Founded in 1931, the
society represents physicians certified by The American Board of Plastic
Surgery or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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If the science supports the safety and effectiveness of
these devices, women deserve to have silicone implants as a choice. It requires a complete medical
consultation with a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic
Surgery who will fully inform a potential patient about the risks and benefits
of surgery.surgery.

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American Board of Plastic Surgery or the Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada.

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New Hampshire abortion clinics and providers who brought the legal
challenge are Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, the Concord Feminist
Health Center , the Feminist Health Center of Portsmouth, and Wayne Goldner,
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The ACLU is our nation 's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts,
legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and
liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and
laws of the United States.

Abortion is the termination or ending of a pregnancy after implantation .

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"Breast implants, as with any other medical device, do not last a
lifetime ," said James Wells, MD, ASPS past president.

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should not be the judge of when doctors can and cannot treat their patients.
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Both plastic surgery societies, which will be represented at
the upcoming hearings of the U.

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"We are hopeful that the Court will recognize the importance
of protecting women's health and access to safe, legal abortion and rule in
our favor. Planned Parenthood affiliates operate more than
850 health centers nationwide, providing medical services and sexuality
education for millions of women , men, and teenagers each year. These observations are contained in
nearly 200 pages and certainly need to examined, however, they need to be
considered in context of the entire breadth of epidemiologic research and
scientific study. According to ASAPS, nearly 335,000 women chose breast
augmentation in 2004, the vast majority with saline implants, the only option
available to most of them.
More than 62,000 women had breast reconstruction in 2004, according to
ASPS.

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Plastic surgeons are committed to helping women make informed choices about
their health care based on all available and accurate information about these
devices.
Plastic surgeons support a woman's right to make informed personal choices
about her health care based on all the available and accurate information
about cosmetic plastic surgery, breast augmentation and breast reconstruction.

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to protect women's health and the ability to stop anti-abortion laws that
doctors believe will harm their patients. The lower courts struck down the law because of
this omission . Shapiro, Louise
Melling, Talcott Camp, Corinne Schiff, Brigitte Amiri, and Diana Kasdan of the
ACLU; Dara Klassel of Planned Parenthood Federation of America; Martin P. FDA's Initial Comments Still Find No Link Between Silicone Implants and
Systemic Disease

NEW YORK, Silicone breast implants have been
scrutinized more than any medical device, the American Society for Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS )
stated today.
"All surgical procedures are about informed patient choice," said Mark
Jewell , MD, ASAPS President-Elect.

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D. ASPS comprises 94 percent of all
board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States.

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Contrary to 30 years of Supreme Court
precedent, the law contains no medical emergency exception to protect a
pregnant teenager's health. Breast reconstruction has been proven in numerous studies to have many
psychological and physical benefits for women who have undergone mastectomy.