Science is in every part of our everyday lives from the shampoo, make-up and shaving cream we use every day to get ready for work. To the gasoline we use in our cars and the rubber in our tires. Science is how we have made incredible advances in the last 100 years in every aspect of our lives.
The space program has given us things as simple and utilitarian as Velcro or as incredible as arthroscopic surgery, which doctors use today instead of open heart surgery to clear arterial obstructions. Science gave vaccinations to prevent disease including a vaccination against smallpox, the only infectious disease to ever be completely eradicated by humans in the history of the world.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s Foundation is perilously close to eradicating Guinea Worm disease which would be only the second time in history an infectious disease has been eliminated by humans. 47 and RFJ, Jr. want to end our progress in medicine and scientific advancement in general.
They want to dismantle the FDA and go back to the days of “snake oil salesmen” and untested pharmaceutical drugs. They want to endanger our lives and the lives of every American to give pharmaceutical companies higher profits and less liability. On Friday, March 8th from 12 noon - 4 pm, march with us at the capitol building in Atlanta, GA to show your support for Science and the Scientific community.