Science on Trial: The Clash of Medical Evidence and the Law in the Breast Implant Case

The Breast Implant Controversy: A Sober and Rigorous Examination of the Silicone Debate by Dr.

Marcia Angell is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex intersection of law, science, and public opinion.

This book provides an accessible and passionate indictment of the ignorance, opportunism, and social indifference that led to the $4.25 billion class-action settlement in the early 1990s.

Through a thorough examination of the scientific evidence, Dr.

Angell reveals important differences in the way science, the law, and the public regard evidence, not just in the breast implant controversy but in other matters as well.

This book is an indispensable guide to the breast implant madness, a litigation nightmare that will forever stand as a monument to the inability of our civil justice system to sort out latter-day Ptolemies from Galileos.

With its rigorous examination of the controversy over silicone breast implants, this book is an important statement not just about breast implants but about the need for rationality and vigilance in our society.