The Thalidomide scandal that caused babies to be disabled after their mothers took the medication.
(www.sciencemuseum.org.uk)
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I remember this from my youth. Horrific.
Covered up by Govt because the U.K. agents for Eli Lily were distillers
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/25/distillers-knew-risk-of-thalidomide-six-months-before-it-was-pulled-says-book
Distillers were/ are the supplier of most of the worlds spirits.
At the time a lot of politicians were family members of the spirit companies. They met in their mahogany and leather London Clubs and decided they would deny it.
In the 1860s William Morris ( Designer) had an investment in an Arsenic mine and the arsenic was used to give vibrant colour to wallpaper.
Wealthy became ill the means to pinpoint blame wasn’t there , he escaped blame.
Same people, same modus operandi .
"In the 1950s, scientists did not know that the effects of a drug could be passed through the placental barrier and harm a foetus in the womb"
Luckily this ain't the 50s and they know better now, right?
Wow, I never heard about this. Thank you, OP for this article.
The human race has been the pharmaceutical guinea pigs for a long time
I went to school with a Thalidomide kid. He had just one arm, about six inches long with a couple of fingers at the end. He could pull his billfold out of his shirt pocket to pay for his lunch in the cafeteria, balance the plate between his chin and his arm, and hold his fork with those two fingers. He was well-adjusted and had a lot of friends.
Whether its Climate Change or vaccines...ignore the facts..just trust the science
##THE SCIENCE IS SETTLED!!!
My mom was offered thalidomide in '61. Fortunately, she declined. She did, however, continue to smoke a pack a day and partake in some weekend drinking.
FCA approved! Totally safe! Everyone should take it! Trust the science! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41n3mDoVbvk