Showdown for Surgical Tool
"Does Big Brother exist?"
Proponents of a surgical tool used for a common uterine procedure will argue at a hearing next month that the device's benefits----facilitating a less-invasive operation----make it too important to take it off the market.
"Of course he exists. The Party exists. Big Brother is the embodiment of the Party."
But opponents say the device's cancer-spreading risks make it too dangerous, especially for an elective procedure for which there are clear alternatives.
"Does he exist in the same way as I exist?"
The debate about the tool will come to a head at the Washington-area hearing, where a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will weigh whether to ban the device----a drastic move the agency has made only once before.
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