RISK TO BABY: Why were Irish women not told for decades about an epilepsy drug that causes birth defects?

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The Health Minister has committed to an inquiry into anti-epilepsy drug linked to birth defects. The noteworthy_ie team wants to investigate why women were not told about these issues for decades. You can Support this work here:

A HSE report that was published in 2019 found that over 3,000 babies were potentially exposed to valproate in Ireland between 1975 and 2015. From this, it is estimated between 153 and 341 children will have experienced a major congenital malformation and up to 1,250 children will have experienced some form of neurodevelopmental delay.

In France, a compensation scheme was recently set up for children born to a mother who has taken sodium valproate or one of its derivatives. No such scheme exists in Ireland.

 

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noteworthy_ie A few years from now: The Health Minister has committed to an inquiry into Covid-19 vaccines...

noteworthy_ie Just like thalidomide. Ireland was the last country to get rid of it. And journal now pushing lockdown and forced vaccines

noteworthy_ie Why are you calling it anti - epilepsy drug?

noteworthy_ie I wonder what we’re not being told about the COVID Vaccine? And I wonder what they don’t know about the COVID vaccine long term effects?

noteworthy_ie And they still expect us to take a vaccine that has been cooked up in a couple of months 😂😂😂

noteworthy_ie trust vaccines 😅

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