Thalidomide victims reject 'insulting' apology from drug company
KATY LEE LONDON — Agence France-PressePublished Saturday, Sep. 01 2012
"Thalidomide survivors on Saturday rebuffed an apology by the German company that manufactured the drug, saying it was an “insulting” response to the thousands born with disabilities as a result of its use.
In its first apology for the scandal in 50 years, Grunenthal said on Friday it was “very sorry” for its silence towards victims of the drug, which was sold to pregnant women in the 1950s and early 1960s to cure morning sickness.
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Court papers used in the case allege that the drug’s makers were warned of birth defects some two years before thalidomide was withdrawn from the market."
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