A-bomb survivors `` A solution while living '' A-bomb disease certification suit
When the atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki became ill, such as cataracts, a hearing was filed in the Supreme Court seeking a lawsuit for the country to recognize A-bomb disease. I want you to do that. " The ruling will be sentenced next month.
In a case in which atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were seeking recognition of the A-bomb disease, three courts in Hiroshima, Nagoya, and Fukuoka issued a ruling saying, "Currently, medical care is needed." The Supreme Court opened a statement on June 21 hearing the two sides' opinions on the three trials.
The government argued that, in order to be recognized as requiring medical care, it must be a condition that requires treatment, not just follow-up.
On the other hand, the plaintiff's lawyer said, "It is natural to think that the" medical examination "covered by the benefits includes follow-up observations. Insisted.
In addition, two of the plaintiffs expressed their opinions in court, and Hiroko Naito, 75, who was bombed in Hiroshima at the age of 11 months, said, “A cataract was diagnosed in the late forties, and the causes were unknown one after another. I'm sick. Please solve the problem while the elderly survivors are alive. "
"I moved to Nagoya and hid her as an A-bomb survivor. I did not let her husband know. Please make a decision to help the A-bomb survivors." It gives hope to those who have been affected by the atomic bomb. "
The ruling will be sentenced on the 25th of next month, and the Supreme Court is expected to give a unanimous decision on the conditions for finding an A-bomb disease.