A U.S. class-action lawsuit related to Bayer’s Essure, a birth control implant, resulted in a $1.6 billion out-of-court settlement in 2020. Now, more than 380 women in Brazil are seeking damages from Bayer.
“Essure destroyed my life and the lives of so many other women,” Cavalcanti said. “No money in this world will give me my life back. But I think, from here forward, we all deserve a bit of dignity and to be able to take care of ourselves.”Now, more than 380 of the thousands of women in Brazil who say they suffered severe physical and emotional effects because of Essure are seeking damages from Bayer.
When Cavalcanti informed her doctor it would be her last pregnancy, she was given one option by the doctor, she said: Essure, metal coils inserted permanently into the fallopian tubes that block sperm from reaching the egg. Based on this information, medical staff also recommended Essure on TV and in posts shared on YouTube by Commed, the company in Brazil that imported and distributed Essure on behalf of Bayer, whichIn an email statement from December, the Ministry of Health said that while Essure was available in some public health facilities, “SUS is tripartite and, therefore, local health managers have the autonomy to purchase supplies that are not part of the list of contraceptives made available by the...
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