As a thalidomide victim I leapt with joy and ecstasy when I heard the news that the Australian and New Zealand thalidomiders are taking a class action against Chemie Grunenthal, creators and masters of the evil drug thalidomide. Not only did Chemie Grunenthal create a drug which they released onto the market untested, and believe me, even in the 50's, other pharmaceutical companies were testing their drugs on pregnant mammals as they knew too well a drug can pass through the placenta - oh yes - in those long ago years and prehistoric times and olden days - our doctors and pharmaceutical companies knew these dangers very well - they then refused to accept any form of responsibility and have continued for the next 50 years to ignore the pleas of thalidomiders around the world.
Now there is no more pleading.
I was once asked shouldn't we let bygones be bygones. Hmmmm. Your thoughts.
