This week, hundreds of women launched a class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria against multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company Bayer over its contraceptive device called Essure.

These women say they have been left with severe side effects after being fitted with the Essure device, touted as a gentler, permanent contraceptive option.

Their allegations echo a long history of healthcare scandals in which women’s pain has been dismissed and their safety compromised by medical devices and drugs that have caused irreparable damage.

Today, Health Editor for The Age, Aisha Dow on the device, the women and the lawsuit.

This week, hundreds of women launched a class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria against multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company Bayer over its contraceptive device called Essure.
These women say they have been left with severe side effects after being fitted with the Essure device, touted as a gentler, permanent contraceptive option.
Their allegations echo a long history of healthcare scandals in which women’s pain has been dismissed and their safety compromised by medical devices and drugs that have caused irreparable damage.
Today, Health Editor for The Age, Aisha Dow on the device, the women and the lawsuit.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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