
My Mom is a Thalidomide Survivor (2025) – In the early 60s, the drug “thalidomide” was given to pregnant women to alleviate morning sickness PRIOR to being approved by the FDA. It was later found to have caused devastating birth defects on their babies. My Mom was a Thalidomide baby. [00:35:23]
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This was cited in some people’s concerns with Emergency Authorization during the covid crisis. Where mistakes happen and results not found out until later.
It was a failure of the system meant to protect people, but new laws make it unlikely any drug approved overseas but not by the FDA would ever be prescribed in the US again. When folks go outside the law, shit happens.
It’s called “practicing” medicine for a reason…