14-12-2017 21:54 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Judge-led inquiry into pregnancy test Primodos 'not off the table'

A judge-led inquiry into hormone pregnancy tests blamed for causing serious birth defects is "not off the table", the Government has confirmed.Health minister Steve Brine told MPs he had "ruled out no options" amid claims of a "whitewash" after a review of HPTs such as Primodos found available scientific evidence did not support a link between the drug and birth defects.Mr Brine's comments came after Tory former minister Sir Mike Penning led a backbench debate calling for an "independent, judge-
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