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Thalidomide scandal- the "biggest anthropogenic medical disaster ever" (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 74 points 2 months ago

While pregnant, children's television host Sherri Finkbine took thalidomide that her husband had purchased over-the-counter in Europe.[43] When she learned that thalidomide was causing fetal deformities she wanted to abort her pregnancy, but the laws of Arizona allowed abortion only if the mother's life was in danger. Finkbine traveled to Sweden to have the abortion. Thalidomide was found to have deformed the fetus.[41]

Oh how we're going backwards.

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