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60 Minutes, The Mesh Scandal

  • Submitted by: Neil Findlay, Lothian, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S5M-12280

That the Parliament understands that the respected American news programme, 60 Minutes, recently broadcast an episode dealing with the issue of transvaginal mesh implants; believes that the programme stated that the use of polypropylene transvaginal mesh is unsuitable for medical use, leading to chronic pain, difficulty with movement, infection and severe bleeding, among other conditions; understands that the manufacturer of one type of mesh, Boston Scientific, is now facing 48,000 lawsuits in the United States; further understands that serious allegations have been made yet again regarding the knowing use of counterfeit mesh, which appears to erode and disperses in the body after just a few months; believes that hundreds of women were implanted with mesh products in Scotland following the call for it to be suspended in 2014; notes that the issue of counterfeit mesh was raised in the Parliament in September 2016 and considers that the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, MHRA and Police Scotland showed little interest in the evidence presented, and reinforces the call for mesh to be cleared from the shelves across the NHS in Scotland.


Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Kezia Dugdale, John Finnie, Murdo Fraser, Iain Gray, Alison Harris, Daniel Johnson, Monica Lennon, Liam McArthur, Pauline McNeill, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Alex Rowley, Mark Ruskell, Anas Sarwar, John Scott, Elaine Smith, Liz Smith, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells

Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S5M-12280.1

60 Minutes, The Mesh Scandal - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Rona Mackay, Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Thursday, May 17, 2018

Supported by: Jackson Carlaw, Clare Haughey, Angus MacDonald, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Alex Neil, Sandra White