We'll go to court, say GcMaf users
CANCER sufferers who said a ban on GcMaf was the equivalent of a 'second death sentence' will launch a legal challenge to overturn it.
At an emotionally-charged meeting at St Pierre Park Hotel yesterday, attended by roughly 100 people, users expressed their desperation at having lost access to a drug that many said was keeping them alive.
Robin Bougourd, 68, had been assured by his advocate that he could pursue a human rights claim to overturn the import ban.
His wife, Patricia, 71, who said she had seen the symptoms of her asbestosis improve dramatically through use of the product, has just one day's supply left.
Despite questions of 'what next' from sufferers, there were no representatives from Health and Social Services on hand.
The department, which said it did not know it was invited to the meeting, later said the next step was to continue its investigations.
And while chief pharmacist Ed Freestone said he felt very sorry and sad for users, he had to protect the public.
