[ RadSafe ] Chernobyl-related abortions

[Franz Schönhofer]

Dear Colette, (Chere Colette),

Could you please give me a link to the paper you mentioned? (Je comprend un
peu de francais.) I am not aware of any IAEA paper on this topic, though I
have worked closely with the iAEA during and after the Chernobyl accident.
Concerning Austria I can assure you, that there never was any advice to
terminate a pregnancy. Again I think all those rumors are hearsay and  doubt
that even IAEA had any reliable data at hand.

I can confirm that the fear for contaminated food, especially milk powder
was very wide spread. It is the opinion in underdeveloped countries that
those developed countries only donate spoiled food, not fit for consumption
in the developed countries. What a nonsense. 

Best regards,

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] Im Auftrag von Colette Tremblay
Gesendet: Dienstag, 09. März 2010 20:43
An: 'radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu'
Betreff: Re: [ RadSafe ] Chernobyl-related abortions

Hi:

The reference is:

Lessons of Chernobyl: SNM Members Try to Decontaminate World Threatened by
Fallout
  	Linda E. Ketchum
  	J Nucl Med 28: 933-942. 

On page 938:

"According to the IAEA, an estimated 100,000-200,000 wanted pregnancies were
aborted in Western Europe because physicians mistakenly advised patients
that the radiation from Chernobyl posed a significant health risk to unborn
children."

Just another case of radiophobia! Another one: I was living in South America
at the time, and many poor people did not consume the powdered milk given to
them by European relief agencies, because they feared that it would be
contaminated.

Colette

Colette Tremblay
Spécialiste en radioprotection
Service de sécurité et prévention
Pavillon Ernest-Lemieux - Université Laval
2325, Rue de la Vie-Étudiante, local 1533
Québec (Québec) G1V 0B1
Téléphone : (418) 656-2131 poste 2893
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[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] De la part de Earley, Jack N
Envoyé : 9 mars 2010 13:43
À : 'radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu'
Objet : [ RadSafe ] Chernobyl-related abortions

"According to an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine in 1987,
100.000-200.000 abortions took place in Europe as a result of the Chernobyl
accident."


Jack Earley
Environmental Integration
Radioactive Air Emissions, Radioactive Waste Management, & Quality Assurance
509.376.3667  Fax 509.376.2816

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