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Victims of birth drug seek apology from State |
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Sunday, 27 December 2009 |
The 32 surviving Irish victims of the drug Thalidomide, which was given to pregnant women between 1959 and 1969 to treat morning sickness and insomnia, have requested a meeting with Taoiseach Brian Cowen. At a press conference called by the Irish Thalidomide Association in Dublin on Tuesday, concern was expressed at the inadequacy of the original settlement paid to victims, and the fact that the State had never taken responsibility for licensing the drug and had never issued an apology to those affected.
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