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(NaturalNews) At online survey posted at www.NaturalNews.com reveals that 98 percent of survey participants believe Big Pharma should not be granted blanket immunity for the harm caused by their drugs. A push is currently underway by Big Pharma's lawyers (aided by the FDA) to grant drug companies blanket immunity for any FDA-approved pharmaceutical, even if the drug company lied to the FDA and fabricated false clinical evidence in order to receive FDA approval. The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments on this issue, called "preemption," which could deny consumers the right to sue drug companies in state courts for damages or deaths caused by unsafe drugs.

The survey was posted from April 9th - April 15th, 2008, and 1947 votes were tallied. The question asked was, "Should drug companies be granted blanket immunity for the injury or death caused by their drugs?"

Forty-eight votes (2%) were cast for: "Yes: State courts should not be allowed to second-guess FDA approvals"

Opposing that view, 1899 votes were cast for: "No: Drug companies should be held responsible for the harm caused by their products"

These results reveal that an overwhelming majority of natural health consumers do not believe drug companies should be granted blanket immunity for the harm caused by their products. NaturalNews is one of the most widely-read online health magazines in the world, now reaching over one million unique readers per month. The website was recently voted the "No. 1 most trusted health news website" in a similar survey, beating out Reuters, the Associated Press, WebMD.com and other traditional news sources on the issue of reader trust.

The survey is repeated here, if you'd like to participate now:

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