Argyll and Bute MP calls for inquiry into Primidos

Argyll and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara joined calls in Parliament last week for a statutory inquiry into the Primidos scandal and for the Health Secretary to answer questions on the latest review.

By Kevin Quinn

Published 2nd May 2019, 08:30 BST

Primidos, the hormone pregnancy test used by women in the 1960s and 1970s, has been linked to birth defects and miscarriages. However, the latest review from a group of experts, found no link, causing outrage amongst families and campaigners who branded it a ‘whitewash’.

Mr O’Hara (SNP)said: “The findings of this expert working group have been forensically exposed.

“Why they changed the review’s objectives and the independence and impartiality of some of the experts that sat on the review are just some of the questions that need to be answered.