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Children Infected With HIV/Hepatitis: Outrage Over "Ridiculous" Payouts
17 Jan
Summary
- Victims of unethical medical experiments receive minimal compensation offers.
- Children with haemophilia were unknowingly subjected to HIV/hepatitis research.
- Charity calls proposed payouts 'wholly inadequate' and an insult to victims.
Victims of unethical medical research, including children infected with HIV and hepatitis, are protesting "ridiculous" compensation offers. Despite over £2 billion disbursed for the infected blood scandal, a charity has expressed "profound concerns" over the sums suggested for those subjected to unethical experiments.
Specifically highlighted are cases like pupils at Lord Mayor's Treloar's College in Hampshire during the 1970s and 1980s. Children with bleeding disorders were treated as "objects for research," unknowingly given riskier treatments. The proposed one-off payment of £15,000 has been called "wholly inadequate" by The Hepatitis C Trust.
Concerns also extend to delays in a potential criminal investigation into the scandal. The National Police Chiefs' Council's ongoing review offers no timeline, compounding injustice. A government spokesperson stated that uplifts to autonomy awards will recognize suffering, encouraging feedback on proposed designs before January 22.
