Desperate Florida Gov. Candidate Gallagher Strikes Out Unjustly at Dr. Merrill to Distract from Crippled Campaign

Candidate Gallagher Strikes Out Unjustly at Dr. Merrill (full text) John P. Flannery; Pain Relief Network press release; 2006-07-01.

Excerpt: ‘Florida,’ Flannery said, ‘has a policy of intimidating any doctor who would dare to help chronic pain patients, and [the prescribing doc] and the patients [are] criminalized. Gallagher makes great pretense at having ‘family values’ and yet he has thrown his political weight against those families who value a loved one suffering from chronic pain.’

Comment (DeLuca): Drug War prosecutors and pathological liars like DEA Administor Karen Tandy can consider this a warning shot. If you attack a pain doc for selfish and venal political reasons, expect to be held to account in the press by PRN.

See also: Trial Begins for Suspended Doctor Merrill - Melissa Nelson; Associated Press; 2006-01-11; Posted: 2006-01-13.

Paey Appeal Selected Transcripts: Defense Attorney Flannery Addresses the Court, February 2006.

Reply Brief of the Appellant Dr. McIver - John P. Flannery, Defense Attorney; Forth Circuit Appeals Court; 2006.

Related Resources: PAIN RELIEF NETWORK website

Our Chronic Pain Mission website

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Drug War Journalism and Advocacy archives

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