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Valproate Victims
Fighting for safety policies that work for the public: not businesses and politicians. Patients, victims, families first.


It's not straightforward
Last week I did an interview that lasted 5 hours, just me, talking. I had plenty more to say. My conversations with other campaigners...
Susan Valproate Victims
Dec 27, 2022
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Fifty Times
Since my daughter's diagnosis of fetal Valproate syndrome, I've been determined to understand how a harmful congenital syndrome could be...
Susan Valproate Victims
Mar 5
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An MP’s Guide to Responding to a Constituent Affected by Valproate
Having been a constituent of Keir Starmer’s for many years, on and off, I’ve been curious about his approach to justice. As a lawyer he...
Susan Valproate Victims
Aug 26, 2024
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Epistemic what??? a response to the Hughes Report
To use a baking analogy, the Hughes report was a bit of a part built triple layer cake. Mostly vanilla and satisfying, doing what it...
Susan Valproate Victims
Feb 29, 2024
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Repurposing
It was dubbed the Wonderdrug back in the 70s as it worked so well and could be taken along with the contraceptive pill. Wondrous indeed...
Susan Valproate Victims
Feb 4, 2024
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Does redress always mean respect?
This piece was drafted in 2022 but not published. On 7th February 2024 a proposal for redress for those adversely affected by pelvic...
Susan Valproate Victims
Jan 17, 2024
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What do we know about medicines in pregnancy?
When I started asking questions, around 2003, I first talked to a health journalist I knew. She told me that in order to prove that...
Susan Valproate Victims
Dec 19, 2023
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