A Bristol woman who was orphaned after her parents died with HIV has promised to continue campaigning until those affected by the infected blood scandal have been compensated. Laura Palmer, 39, was just nine when her parents, Stephen and Barbara Palmer, died eight days apart with HIV and Hepatitis C in August 1993.
Mr Palmer, a severe haemophiliac, received the blood clotting Factor VII in 1979 but was unaware it was contaminated. After testing positive for HIV, and dismissing medical advice to wear a condom during sex, he went on to infect his wife.
Ms Palmer said the Government’s announcement on Wednesday of interim compensation for contaminated blood survivors and their partners was “a step forward”. But she added that there were many other families who were excluded from the payments.
