Chip Or Not To Chip Arguments
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Chip or Not to Chip?
In 2006, 44-year-old William Koretsky was unconsciously taken to the hospital after he was in a serious car accident. An emergency room scanner revealed an implanted Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) chip in his arm. Doctors identified and reviewed Koretsky’s health history using an online database, to learn that he had type-one diabetes. Physicians quickly began monitoring his blood sugar level while treating his injuries. According to the 2006 EMBO report, Valeria Kaplan explained how RFID chip saved Koresky’s life. Kaplan says: “The RFID, intended for human implantation, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004 to identify patients with chronic diseases” (Kaplan). …show more content…
While many people are under the impression that RFID is a lifesaving device, some studies prove that microchip implants have caused cancer in animals. In his article “Chip Implants Linked to Animal Tumors” posted in the Washington post September 8, 2007, Todd Lewan emphasizes the substantial danger to human’s body can be caused by this devise. Lewan confirms: “A series of veterinary and toxicology studies, dating to the mid-1990s, stated that chip implants had "induced" malignant tumors in some lab mice and rats”. Moreover, a research “Tumors in Long-Term Rat Studies Associated with Microchip Animal Identification Devices” conducted by Laura E. Elcock and colleagues, uncovers the truth that “an early sacrifice of most affected animals, due to tumor size and occasional metastases.” This study explains how animals had to be destroyed because the RFID implantation caused a huge tumor that spread into all parts of the animal’s body. It is obvious this mysterious chip might be the cause for potential irreversible damage to our health and end our right to live in a free society. It is unclear whether the FDA knew about the animal studies prior to approving the use of RFID implants for medical purposes in humans. Also unclear whether any special favors were granted during the approval process, and if accurate, independent testing was done on the device prior to the
Chip or Not to Chip?
In 2006, 44-year-old William Koretsky was unconsciously taken to the hospital after he was in a serious car accident. An emergency room scanner revealed an implanted Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) chip in his arm. Doctors identified and reviewed Koretsky’s health history using an online database, to learn that he had type-one diabetes. Physicians quickly began monitoring his blood sugar level while treating his injuries. According to the 2006 EMBO report, Valeria Kaplan explained how RFID chip saved Koresky’s life. Kaplan says: “The RFID, intended for human implantation, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004 to identify patients with chronic diseases” (Kaplan). …show more content…
While many people are under the impression that RFID is a lifesaving device, some studies prove that microchip implants have caused cancer in animals. In his article “Chip Implants Linked to Animal Tumors” posted in the Washington post September 8, 2007, Todd Lewan emphasizes the substantial danger to human’s body can be caused by this devise. Lewan confirms: “A series of veterinary and toxicology studies, dating to the mid-1990s, stated that chip implants had "induced" malignant tumors in some lab mice and rats”. Moreover, a research “Tumors in Long-Term Rat Studies Associated with Microchip Animal Identification Devices” conducted by Laura E. Elcock and colleagues, uncovers the truth that “an early sacrifice of most affected animals, due to tumor size and occasional metastases.” This study explains how animals had to be destroyed because the RFID implantation caused a huge tumor that spread into all parts of the animal’s body. It is obvious this mysterious chip might be the cause for potential irreversible damage to our health and end our right to live in a free society. It is unclear whether the FDA knew about the animal studies prior to approving the use of RFID implants for medical purposes in humans. Also unclear whether any special favors were granted during the approval process, and if accurate, independent testing was done on the device prior to the