Download Submission - Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care

SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES
COMMITTEE
INQUIRY INTO CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE
Organizations Name making
submission
Shortkids Downunder
Address
P.O. Box 250 KINGLAKE VIC. 3763
Telephone
(03) 5786 1938
Author
Mr. Michael O’Meara
Email
(Chairperson)
[email protected]
Date Submitted
[email protected]
Method (Email)
Is this Submission available for public
comment?
Yes
Note;
Information contained in this report refers to The “Allars Report”
(Senate Inquiry, June 1994) in which does not make a decision of a
Criminal nature that is referred to in this submission. However this
submission does refer to questionable “Criminal Activity” as disclosed
in the “Allars Report” namely;
“We believe that the report completed by Professor Allars, her executive summaries and Dr
Lawrence's speech to the House prove beyond any question that there had been significant
breaches of the law as it applies to a wide variety of areas. These include the manufacture of
the hormone, including the collection of glands, distribution of the hormone by various
agencies, including HPAC, CSL and others as detailed in the Allars report, and nondisclosure of possible side effects.”
“Neither compensation nor the issue of criminal or civil liability of medical practitioners
were part of my terms of reference. Consequently I made no recommendation on these issues.
I make no comment now. (Submission No.92, p.4. Allars Report)”
“…harvesting the pituitary glands under completely uncontrolled conditions must border on
criminal negligence - has ever been held to account. Nor have any members of HPAC, who
sought kudos and career advancement ahead of prudent medical practice and patient safety.”
1 Aims of this submission
It has been reported back in 1997, that “experimental” drugs were administered to
Clients in Orphanages by medical practitioner (s) in conjunction with CSL who at the
same period were producing/administering Pituitary derived Human Growth Hormone
(hGH) with the Medical Practitioners administering (toxic drugs) to clients (St Joseph’s
Orphanage, Broadmeadows) who were legislated (under the Health Act) members of
Human Pituitary Advisory Committee (H.P.A.C.)
To investigate the connection with CSL, Walter and Eliza Institute, Department of
Health and Family Services, and Medical Practitioners practicing in Orphanages who
were also practicing privately using hGH and Anabolic Steroids.
To submit documentation pertaining to “sterilization” procedures upon the clients of
Orphanages as reports in Red Deer (Canadian) Orphanage and other Institutions, using
Anabolic Steroids and anti-psychotic drugs, which appear to be the guidelines of the
American Eugenics Society & with CSL et al who report to follow the American
standards.
To investigate “Clinical Trials” and procedures upon the clients of Orphanages as
reported at St Joseph’s Orphanage, Broadmeadows, by doctors of HPAC.
To investigate “Clinical Trials”, “The Testes, Clinical and Experimental Studies” and
procedures upon the clients of Institutions as reported at Kingston Centre, Kingston,
by doctors of HPAC.
2 Overview of Submission
An investigation by the Melbourne Age newspaper revealed that hundreds of children
in orphanages and babies' homes, including wards of state, were used in the
experiments and studies over 25 years, with investigation showing that medical
practitioners of the Australian Human Pituitary Hormone Programme experimenting
on Humans institutionalized. These “human guinea pigs” , living and/or
deceased, carry a wide range of side effects from this experimentation from
clinical trials (without consent) and could be unknowingly incubating
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease. (CJD)
An investigation by the “Shortkids Downunder” revealed that hundreds of children in
orphanages and babies' homes, together with a Melbourne Geriatric Institution were
subjected to experimental trials by treating doctors of HPAC using Gonadrophins and
Anabolic Steroids.
3 Scope of the Submission
Title;
Orphans experimented on without consent. Alberta sterilization victims also used as
guinea pigs.
As many as 100 of the children at the centre of the Alberta sterilization scandal of the late
1960s and early 1970s were also used as guinea pigs in drug trials, the National Post has
learned. Parents, who did not consent to the sterilization or medical experimentation, which
included the administration of powerful steroids and anti-psychotic drugs. Its effect on
children is said to be akin to hitting them over the head with a sledge hammer.
http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/shortboys/web/guineepigs.html
Title;
Orphan fears she was used as a drug guinea pig. More links to CSL using kids
as drug guinea pigs. The Age newspaper in Melbourne has revealed that the
experiments on children at some babies' homes and orphanages included
trials of vaccines that did not work, or failed to pass safety tests on animals.
Broadmeadows Babies' Home, one of the orphanages used by scientists for medical
experiments up until 1970. The cluster of red-brick buildings on the site of the former babies'
home are now part of Penola Co-Ed Catholic College's Broadmeadows Campus. But seeing
them yesterday made Mrs Di-Federico angry.
http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/shortboys/web/Difederico.html
Title;
Orphans experimented on without consent. The Age who gave consent for the use of the
infants. CSL's company secretary, Mr Peter Toohy, said in a statement to The Age:
CSL Limited, an independent public company, could not comment on clinical trial
protocols of the era when the then laboratories were an arm of the Commonwealth
Department of Health.''
An investigation by the Melbourne Age newspaper revealed that hundreds of children in
orphanages and babies' homes, including wards of state, were used in the experiments and
studies over 25 years. They were used to test vaccines and antigens for toxic effects before
the new products were used on children in the wider community.
http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/home/shortboys/web/broadmeadows.html
Title;
Link between St Joseph's Broadmeadows (Orphanage), Kingston Centre, Kingston,
CSL, hGH, Anabolic Steroids, Short Statured Boys and Tall Girls administered by
treating Endocrinologists and Pediatricians of HPAC
The writer of this submission was admitted to St Joseph's Babies Home in Broadmeadows in
1961 for relinquishment. It was the same year Wettenahall (a member of HPAC) was
experimenting on babies with CSL vaccines. In 1972, Wettenhall et al, Burger et al and de
Krester et al were experimenting on boys, girls, men and women using toxic drugs such as
hGH, HPG produced by CSL and anabolic steroids to produce the male contraceptive pill. As
members of HPAC both doctors experimented in two institutions in Melbourne under grants
by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Wettenhall et al and Burger et al were
both members of HPAC and were known to be experimenting on kids as young as 2 years of
age.
Members of HPAC treated children with hGH, Anabolic steroids, Diethylstilbestrol (DES) as
private and Public patients without consent. CSL supplied drugs to members of HPAC with
the approval of the National Biological Standards Laboratory a.k.a. T.G.A.
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