[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 64 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               BABY PILLS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, on the back of today's Wall Street Journal, 
which I have in my hands, is featured a shocking story about pills 
coming from China containing human flesh. South Korean authorities 
intercepted tens of thousands of capsules and confirmed that they were 
composed of ground up pieces of aborted fetuses and were marketed as 
``stamina boosters.''
  This horror again reiterates why we should be concerned with 
pharmaceuticals coming from mainland China. These human flesh capsules 
are both abhorrent and a threat to health, possibly containing 
superbacteria. It is revolting to discover that there are individuals 
in China who will attempt to pass off such an abomination as medicine.
  The Journal goes on to note that it was just last month that 
regulators cracked down on pills from China containing high amounts of 
chromium, a known carcinogen. Today's grim news reminds us to be 
vigilant in protecting the safety of our drug supply chain and to 
carefully monitor health products coming from China. These pills are a 
terrible affront to human dignity and a serious danger to health.

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