Subject: URGENT Mothers Act: Watch videos and take action by calling your Senators- see list below

There are two videos in this email about "The Mother's Act" (S. 1375), a federal bill that is dangerous to mothers and their newborns but being promoted under the guise of ensuring that new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, and provided with essential services….This is quuite simply, false, and the video shows exactly the effect this bill will have; it will push more mothers onto dangerous antidepressant drugs documented by the U.S. FDA to cause mania, psychosis, hallucinations, suicidal ideation and in some cases, homicidal ideation (as with the antidepressant Effexor).  There is no language in the bill requiring full disclosure of the drug risks to mothers prescribed psychotropic drugs, (the most common "treatment" for mothers diagnosed with post partum depression), no language requiring mothers be given options for non-harmful treatments and real medical care other than drugs. So please watch the videos, take action and above all — pass this email on to everyone you know.

 1) Watch one mother's story of what happened to her when she was "helped" by the same type of psychiatric intervention that this bill proposes:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LQW23XCmOCw

 2) Watch her newscast gathering support:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=W4B8I_8wz6I

Then take action

1) Sign onto the petition against the Mothers Act here:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-dangerous-and-invasive-mothers-act

2) The bill is currently in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.   It scheduled for a vote on March 5th so calls and Faxes are needed NOW. You can follow the simple instructions below

(If you fax, you can use the same letter and simply add the Senator's name to the top of the fax, sending each Senator his own fax)

Whether you call or fax, keep your message simple

You are opposed because of the damage that will be done to mothers and infants due to the treatment that will result from the legislation. There is no language in the bill warning that the psychotropic drugs prescribed for "depression" can cause damage to both mother and child and that this is a complete violation of informed consent. (Use your own words... Keep it brief, mention the bill number — S. 1375.

Call/Fax list:

Republicans Sen. Michael B. Enzi (WY) Tele: 202-224-3424 Fax: 202-228-0359 Sen. Judd Gregg (NH) Tele: 202-224-3324 Fax: 202-224-4952 Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN) Tele: 202-224-4944 Fax: 202-228-3398 Sen. Richard Burr (NC) Tele: 202-224-3154 Fax: 202-228-2981 Sen. Johnny Isakson (GA) Tele: 202-224-3643 Fax: 202-228-0724 Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK) Tele: 202-224-6665 Fax: 202-224-5301 Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (UT) Tele: 202-224-5251 Fax: 202-224-6331 Sen. Pat Roberts (KS) Tele: 202-224-4774 Fax: 202-224-3514 Sen. Wayne Allard (CO) Tele: 202-224-5941 Fax: 202-224-6471 Sen. Tom Coburn (OK) Tele: 202-224-5754 Fax: 202-224-6008

Democrats by Rank Edward Kennedy (MA) Tele: 202-224-4543 Fax: 202-224-2417 Christopher Dodd (CT) - a co-sponsor of the bill. Tele: 202-224-2823 Fax: 202-224-1083 Tom Harkin (IA) Tele: 202-224-3254 Fax: 202-224-9369 Barbara Mikulski (MD) Tele: 202-224-4654 Fax: 202-224-8858 Jeff Bingaman (NM) Tele: 202-224-5521 Fax: 202-224-2852 Patty Murray (WA) Tele: 202-224-2621 Fax: 202-224-0238 Jack Reed (RI) Tele: 202-224-4642 Fax: 202-224-4680 Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY) Tele: 202-224-4451 Fax: 202-228-0282 Barack Obama (IL) - a co-sponsor of the bill Tele: 202-224-2854 Fax: 202-228-4260 · Bernard Sanders (VT) - a co-sponsor of the bill Tele: 202-224-5141 Fax: 202-228-0776 · Sherrod Brown (OH) - a co-sponsor of the bill Tele: 202-224-2315 Fax: 202-228-6321