Codón desastre quiere hacerse eco del reportaje de A. Kasser para "The Guardian", y dar a conoce la iniciativa de Olvera, un pequeño, y bello, pueblo del sur de España, en solidaridad con los/as afectados por la talidomida en nuestro país. Olvera ha declarado personas non gratas a los/as empleados/as de la farmacéutica alemana Grünental, responsable de la producción y comercialización de la talidomida.
"A tiny southern Spanish town is taking on the German pharmaceutical company that developed thalidomide in solidarity with Spanish people who suffered birth defects as a result of their mothers taking the drug.
Starting this week, Olvera – population 8,500 – has declared Grünenthal non grata.
Employees of Grünenthal will no longer be welcomed in the town and local doctors have been urged to swap out the company’s medications for generic brands when possible, said United Left town councillor Jacobo Camarero.
About 3,000 people in Spain are believed to have suffered severe birth defects after their mothers took thalidomide, prescribed by Spanish doctors five decades ago to combat morning sickness during pregnancy.
While no victims live in Olvera, the town decided to take action in October after a court in Madrid overturned a 2013 ruling ordering Grünenthal to compensate Spanish victims according to the severity of their injuries. “The first thing that occurred to me was to present a proposal – the harshest one possible – to offer solidarity to the victims in Spain and point a finger at those responsible,” said Camarero. The town’s declaration will hold until Spanish victims receive compensation, he added.
Grünenthal has previously shied away from legal liability."
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