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At Any Cost: Corporate Greed

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Mintz' book (1985) provides a comprehensive view of the behind the scenes deceitful activities of a pharmaceutical cooporate entity. It also describes how this company blantaly marketed a damaging contraceptive (IUD) in the 1970's to over 4 million women wolrd wide. Although it was written more than 10 years ago, it provides a salient history of this device and its horrific damage. Women worldwide lost their fertility and in some cases they lost their fetus' and or their lives. Mintz' book delves deeply into the nitty gritty of the nastiness of the marketing of this device. He is to be commended for his journalistic and investigative skills. A good and intriguing read. AUTHOR NEEDS TO CONTACT MORTON MINTZ: A more recent publication entitled Unshielded: The human cost of the Dalkon Shield, University of Toronto Press 1-(416)978-2239 ex. 248, author Mary F. Hawkins. October 1997 provides a history of the story and a present day account of the human cost of the Shield to these women still in 1998. Note: Mary Hawkins (e-mail-hawkinm1@alonquinc.on.ca) would like to hear from Morton Mintz. I understand he is pushing for an investigation intot eh Dalkon Shield Trust. I need his help to help me get my book in to the USA market...Have had excellent publicity in Canada. Unshielded covers the international aspect of the story. Sybil Shainwald (lawyer in New York) is trying to link me up with the producer of the Today show. Have not heard anthing yet. Would love to hear from Morton Mintz...did not know his e-mail. Please pass mine onto him. You can use my review also. Mary Hawkins

A perfect title to describe the actions of the A.H. Robins Corporation. Mintz' book is a interesting narrative on the trial of A.H. Robins brought by plaintiffs who were injured by their Dalkon Shield IUD. Although it seems like it would be heavy reading, the writing style is more like the narrative of a courtroom drama (which it was)and allows for a good read even for those not well versed in the subject matter. Required reading for anybody interested in the Robins company, class action lawsuits or the greed and deceit that fuel some corporations.