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Hepatitis bill likely to win passage

A bill on hepatitis drafted by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan is expected to be passed during the current Diet session, DPJ lawmakers said Thursday. The bill says the government was responsible for the spread of hepatitis, and it is its duty to... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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07 Jan 08		Diet expected to move quickly on hepatitis bill  »  Japan Times A bill to provide blanket relief to people with hepatitis C caused by tainted blood products was submitted Monday to the Diet by the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling coalition. Read more . . .
03 Jun 08		Controlling the bureaucracy  »  Japan Times The Diet is likely to enact a basic bill aimed at reforming institutional matters related to civil servants working for the central government during the current Diet session. The bill is the result of compromise among the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...
11 Jan 08		Hepatitis C bill offering aid, apology clears Diet  »  Japan Times The House of Councilors voted unanimously Friday to enact a law to give uniform relief to people who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products. Read more . . .
20 Feb 09		Opposition bill lowers hepatitis patients' costs  »  Japan Times Four opposition parties jointly submitted a bill Friday to the Lower House that would greatly reduce medical costs that hepatitis B and C patients need to shoulder for expensive interferon treatment and antiviral medication. Last April, the government...
28 Dec 07		Hepatitis plaintiffs, state come to terms  »  Japan Times A draft outline of a bill to offer blanket relief to hepatitis C sufferers infected via tainted blood products was agreed to Friday by a ruling coalition task force and patients, paving the way to an... Read more . . .

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