"Bayer sued in Germany over contraceptive pill risks"

A German woman is suing pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, claiming its contraceptive pill Yasminelle caused her to suffer a pulmonary embolism. Felicitas Rohrer, is seeking €200,000 (£145,000; $220,000) in damages following the life-threatening illness. The case is the first of its kind in Germany, Bayer's home country. The firm has already faced a series of law suits in the US and elsewhere. Bayer insists that its contraceptive pills are safe when taken correctly…In 2009, as a healthy 25-year-old, she collapsed and her heart stopped for 20 minutes. Doctors found massive clots blocking the main artery to her lung and suggested the contraceptive pill could be to blame…She accusing Bayer of failing to sufficiently warn women of the increased risks of thrombosis with its Yasmin range of contraceptive pill, which contains the progestin drospirenone. Bayer rejects the accusations it concealed the dangers as "unjustified", according to AFP news agency…