The rights revolution today. Lets start with a little story. 1963 this woman shes a student. Was featured in a life magazine article. The story was about a choice that her family was facing. She was pregnant. Her husband had recently traveled new york flip amid which you see here behind me had not been approved for use yet and the United States of america but was available in many european countries. It was used to treat a number of Different Things, anxiety, and sarnia and nausea. Nausea here is key. Women began taking it to a leave morning sickness. Cheri thing finds has been acquired some of the spills and brought them back home for her obviously she takes 40 of them early on in her pregnancy. Thick myers husband did not know that filleted my causes birth defects. She read an article about the drug and found out a little bit more and called her doctor. Shes starting to learn more about what philadelphia could do. For the putt philip in babies, children thalidomide can cause brain da
Of mind. Thalidomide had not been approved for use in the United States of america but it was approved in european countries. We used for anxiety, insomnia, nausea. Nausea is key. Women began taking it to relieve morning sickness. Her husband had been in europe. He acquired these pills and brought them back home for her. She was pregnant, she takes about 40 of them in her pregnancy. She and her husband did not know that thalidomide causes birth defects. Then she read an article about the drug, found out more, and called the doctor. She wanted to learn more about whatthalidomide can do. Developing babies, children, thalidomide caused brain damage, damage the eyes, nose, years and severely damaged growth of limbs. In many cases, the children affected by thalidomide did not survive at all. In england, about half of the thalidomide babies died within a few months. Around 10,000 of these children were born in total. Mostly in western europe. This is an incredibly dangerous drug and later it
Definitely need the work. Any addition to income at this point will only help us survive. Welcome news for bay area bars and restaurants struggling to survive under this shelter in place order. A number of coronavirus updates to tell you about tonight. Heres the very latest. For more deaths were reported today in the bay area, one in Sonoma County and two in Santa Clara County and one in contra costa county. Bay area bridges are going cash free. At midnight there will be no workers at the toll box. The National Guard will also deliver food to those in need. Split the congress expects to take its first vote on a massive stimulus package. First live coverage from amber lee in San Francisco. It is the first weekend under the shelter in place orders and it looks a little different tonight. Andre, it is a very different friday night, we are inside this restaurant and wine bar. Normally this place would be filled and now its empty. The owners are doing everything they can to keep their busin
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