Women who have been implanted with the permanent birth control device known as Essure are continuing to seek justice in light of all of the physical complications that have been uncovered following the device’s use.

Thousands of women suffering from Essure complications have already filed lawsuits against the manufacturer in order to hold the company accountable for its allegedly harmful product.

Famous advocate Erin Brockovich is now helping to lead the battle against Bayer, the manufacturer of the Essure contraceptive device.

Critics of Essure say that the manufacturer has tried to hide behind pre-market approval rules to avoid liability in manufacturing the allegedly defective product.

However, hope for women suffering from Essure complications is on the horizon, with two new bills that have been drafted to hopefully support women who have been injured by this method of permanent female sterilization.

The first bill is known as Ariel’s Grace Law and was introduced by Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter on June 8, 2016. The bill is named after Ariel Grace, an unborn infant who was conceived allegedly due to an Essure failure and who died at 27 weeks of gestation.

Ariel’s Grace Law is intended to allow women suffering from Essure complications to hold manufacturers legally liable and accountable for damages the women have sustained.

Prior to the drafting of this bill, pharmaceutical companies were not able to be pursued in court due to the 360K Premarket Approval Process.

The second bill is known as the Medical Device Guardian’s Act of 2016 and was also introduced by Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick on the same day as Ariel’s Grace Law.

This bill is designed to allow physicians to have the freedom to report adverse events in association with the use of the medical device.

The bill will protect doctors from personal liability and prosecution when they report failures of medical devices, which should also serve to remove them from potential conflicts of interest.

Previously, many hospitals allegedly discouraged physicians from reporting defective devices in order to avoid any prosecution that may have resulted from the authorities.

It is hoped that the Medical Device Guardian’s Act will assist regulators in recalling some of the most dangerous products that are currently on the market.

What Women Suffering From Essure Complications are Reporting

Women have been reporting Essure complications since shortly after the device was approved by the FDA back in November 2002.

Initially, women were excited to have found a nonsurgical and noninvasive way to receive permanent female sterilization.

Essure consists of two metal coils that are implanted through the vagina in to the fallopian tubes.

The body initiates an inflammatory response that slowly builds scar tissue around the coils, forming a barrier in the fallopian tubes that prevent sperm from fertilizing the egg.

Women suffering from Essure complications have reported all types of issues including: headaches and migraine, heavy bleeding, nausea, fatigue, organ perforation, metal allergies, severe depression and suicidal thoughts, device failure resulting in pregnancy and more.

Many of these women have banded together online and tell their stories using the hashtag #EssureProblems.

The FDA has finally issued a “black box” warning, on the label of Essure devices to warn physicians and patients of serious side effects associated with the use of this fertilization method.

However, women believe this warning has come too late for many, and they will continue their fight in seeking justice.