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Patient safety advocate 'horrified' at government's plans to drop Therapeutic Products Act (www.rnz.co.nz)
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[–] Rangelus 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I just don't understand why.

[–] Dave 2 points 9 months ago

NZ First got a lot of new voters this past election. Do we understand much about their demographic? I'm wondering if there's a surge of anti-vaxxers or something like that voting for them.

[–] liv 2 points 9 months ago

My guess would be because the Association that didn't want to be regulated pitched this as "they're coming to take away your arthritis supplements" not a way to avoid shit like the surgical mesh debacle or that hip implant scandal.