In the 1950s and 1960s, thousands of babies were born with horrible birth defects, such as limb malformations, after their mothers ingested the drug thalidomide during pregnancy. Thalidomide was used to treat morning sickness, anxiety, or insomnia.
Authorities reported that approximately 10,000 people worldwide suffered from birth defects as a result of thalidomide. It was also claimed that only about 40 babies born in the United States suffered malformations from thalidomide because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) never approved the ...
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