House of commons, 18th of June 2014
Marie Lyon, chair of the association for children damaged by hormone pregnancy testing
Address to the APPG
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YASMIN QURESHI AND SADIA ALI FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION, IN SUPPORT OF OUR CAMPAIGN.
I FEEL VERY PRIVILEGED TO SPEAK AS CHAIR OF OUR ASSOCIATION I AM A VERY LUCKY PERSON. LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN BORN AND NOT ABORTED.
LUCKY THAT I CAN WALK UNAIDED, TALK, SEE AND HEAR, AND WITH ALL MY LIMBS FULLY FORMED. I AM LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN BORN BEFORE THE INTRODUCTION OF HORMONE PREGNANCY TESTS. HOWEVER, OUR ASSOCIATION MEMBERS, HERE TODAY, WERE NOT SO LUCKY. THEY HAVE ENDURED, FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, THE EFFECTS OF MISSING OR UNFORMED LIMBS, BRAIN DAMAGE, CURVATURE OF THE SPINE, DISEASED HEARTS AND MANY OTHER DISABLING CONDITIONS, WHICH WOULD BREAK THE SPIRIT OF MOST ORDINARY PEOPLE. HOWEVER, OUR MEMBERS ARE NOT ORDINARY PEOPLE, THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARY. THEY HAVE DEALT WITH THE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES, OF WHAT WE BELIEVE, ARE THE RESULTS OF HORMONE PREGNANCY TESTS, WITH COURAGE, DIGNITY, PERSEVERANCE AND HUMOUR.
BOTH THE PARENTS AND THE CHILDREN, WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED, EACH AND EVERY DAY, DESERVE THE RIGHT TO FINALLY KNOW *WHY* WE ARE NOT SEEKING AN APOLOGY, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE MEANINGLESS, WITHOUT THE SINCERE, UNRESERVED, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, OF THE FAILINGS OF THE DRUG COMPANY, BAYER, THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY OF MEDICINES, AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, WHO NEED TO ADMIT THAT THEY SACRIFICED US, AS COLLATERAL DAMAGE, TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE CONTRACEPTIVE PILL. THESE 3 ORGANISATIONS SUPPRESSED OR DISCREDITED, THE MANY STUDIES AND LETTERS, INDICATING GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HPT‚S ON THE UNBORN FETUS. THE CONCERNS WERE, THAT THE SAME COMPOUNDS IN HPT’S, WERE CONTAINED IN THE NEW CONTRACEPTIVE PILL. ANY DOUBTS ABOUT IT‘S SAFETY, WOULD AFFECT IT‚S VERY LUCRATIVE LAUNCH.
KEW ARCHIVES IS THE BURIEL GROUND FOR MANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS AND LETTERS, THE MAJORITY OF THEM, SEALED FROM PUBLIC SCRUTINY FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. WHY? OUR GOVERNMENT AND BAYER ARE DEMANDING THAT WE *PROVE* THAT H.P.T‘S WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHEMICAL ASSAULT ON OUR UNBORN CHILDREN. WHY?
IT DOESN‚T TAKE A GENIUS TO REALISE THAT THE EQUIVALENT OF 157 CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS, OR 13 MORNING AFTER PILLS, TAKEN TWICE WITHIN 12 HOURS, IS A CHEMICAL RECIPE FOR DISASTER. SURELY, IT IS THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DRUG COMPANY TO ENSURE THAT THESE CHEMICALS ARE SAFE FOR USE ON EXPECTANT MOTHERS.
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE OF THE RIGOROUS TESTING REQUIRED, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FULLY DOCUMENTED, AUTHENTICATED AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SCRUTINY. BAYER SAY THEY DON’T HAVE IT? IT WAS ALSO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY OF MEDICINES, TO ENSURE THAT ALL DRUGS LICENSED FOR USE IN THIS COUNTRY HAVE UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE AND DOCUMENTED TESTING TO ENSURE IT‘S SAFETY. WHERE IS THAT EVIDENCE? IS IT NOT A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT DRUG TESTING CANNOT BE CARRIED OUT ON PATIENTS, WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT AND ONLY AFTER FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE RISKS INVOLVED.
IF SO, WHY WERE 25,000 SAMPLES OF H.P.T.‘ S ALLOWED TO BE USED FOR TRIALS ON UNSUSPECTING PATIENTS, WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE, OR CONSENT? AFTER THE HORROR OF THALIDOMIDE, THE COMM ON SAFETY OF MEDICINES WAS FORMED, SPECIFICALLY, TO PREVENT SUCH A TRAGEDY FROM EVER OCCURRING AGAIN. THEY FAILED EVERY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS HERE TODAY, PLUS, MANY MORE WHO CAN NO LONGER BE WITH US. JUSTICE IS A WORD WHICH IS OFTEN USED LIGHTLY. COMPENSATION IS A WORD USED TOO OFTEN. WHAT WE SEEK IS THE DESPERATE NEED TO HEAR THE WORDS, TRUTH, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, LIABILITY AND REPARATION, AS NOTHING CAN COMPENSATE FOR THE MANY YEARS OF HEARTBREAK AND SUFFERING, ENDURED BY OUR MEMBERS. THE TRUTH HOWEVER CAN SET US FREE. FREE FROM THE BLAME WE HAVE CARRIED, FREE TO ENJOY PEACE OF MIND, FREE FROM THE CRIPPLING WORRY OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR CHILDREN.
WE DO HOWEVER, SEEK JUSTICE FOR DR. ISOBEL GAL, WHOSE CAREER WAS TAINTED, BY THE ABOVE ORGANISATIONS, BUT WHO WOULD NOT BE DETERRED IN HER BRAVE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN. DR. GAL REFUSED TO BOW TO THEIR DEMANDS, TO SUPPRESS THE RESULTS OF HER STUDIES, TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE CONTRACEPTIVE PILL. DR. GAL IS NOW IN HER LATE 80’S AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ASSOCIATION TO THIS DAY.
IT IS OUR FERVANT WISH THAT WE CAN STOP THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN YOU, IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR WIFE, OR YOUR CHILDREN. THE DECEPTION STILL CONTINUES TODAY, AS YOU WILL SEE FROM THE EVIDENCE WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU SHORTLY.
THERE HAVE BEEN INCREASING DEMANDS TO CURB THE POWER OF THE MEDIA, YET WITHOUT THEM, OUR STORY WOULD REMAIN BURIED, TOGETHER WITH THE TRUTH.
SKY NEWS AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN EXPSOSING THE VERY REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THESE DRUGS AND ULTIMATELY FORCING THE WITHDRAWAL OF H.P.T’S.
THEY ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE CARED ENOUGH TO LISTEN TO THE EVIDENCE, NOT THE GOVERNMENT MINISTERS WE HAVE PLEADED WITH, NOR THE DRUG COMPANY, WE HAVE BEGGED.
WHY DID BAYER REFUSE TO ATTEND IF THEY ARE SO SURE OF THEIR INNOCENCE?
WHY DO WE NOT WARRANT THE ATTENDENCE OF A SENIOR HEALTH MINISTER, TODAY? HOW CAN JEREMY HUNT DECLARE *WE MUST ADMIT TO OUR MISTAKES AND SAY SORRY* Daily Mail Monday.
BOTH ORGANISATIONS HAD AMPLE NOTICE OF THE MEETING, YET BOTH DECLINED TO ATTEND. NO SURPRISE FROM BAYER, BUT SHAME ON OUR OWN HEALTH MINISTERS.
OUR REQUEST TO YOU TODAY, IS FOR SUPPORT FOR A PUBLIC ENQUIRY TO FINALLY UNCOVER THE FULL DETAILS OF WHY 3 LARGE ORGANISATIONS, COLLUDED, TO COVER UP WHAT COULD BE THE GREATEST MEDICAL AND LEGAL FRAUD OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
I REST MY CASE THEY ALL RESTED ON THEIR LAURELS MANY BABIES R.I.P.