[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 184 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                               E-FREE ACT

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to tell the story of Lisa Conti 
of Pennsylvania, who is one of tens of thousands of women who has been 
affected negatively by the permanent sterilization device known as 
Essure.
  In 2010, 10 months after the birth of her son, Lisa underwent the 
Essure procedure. Her doctor said it was a perfectly safe, nonsurgical 
procedure with no downtime--the perfect option for a single mother, he 
said. Unfortunately, like so many others, following the failure of the 
device, Lisa now lives with chronic pain, multiple surgeries, and 
depression. What was supposed to be a simple procedure has cost her 
several jobs, time with her children, and years of her life.
  I rise as a voice for the Essure Sisters in order to tell this 
Chamber that their stories are real, that their pain is real, and that 
their fight is real. Mr. Speaker, my bill, the E-Free Act, can halt 
this tragedy by removing this dangerous device from the market. Too 
many women have been harmed.
  I urge my colleagues to join this fight because stories like Lisa's 
are too important to ignore.

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