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At least 10,000 women in England are estimated to have been harmed by vaginal mesh implants, with some left in agony and wheelchair-bound.
Concerns about birth defects first raised in 1960s but evidence for causal link to pregnancy test remains contentious
High court rules there is insufficient new evidence of causal link between hormone-based test and birth defects
Nicola’s first and only birthday Jo Moreno’s baby girl did turn one, but died days after this photo was taken. She was just one of hundreds of victims of an appalling medical scandal. Fifty years on, Lorraine Fisher meets the families still fighting against a tide of shocking cover-ups and injustice Sitting in an armchair, tenderly cradling her sickly 11-month-old daughter in her arms, Jo Moreno made a deal with God. ‘Lord,’ she prayed, ‘if you let me have her for her first birthday, you can take her.’ Jo got her wish: a few days later her beautiful little girl Nicola was bl...