She was pregnant. Approximate her husband had recently traveled to europe where he acquired a drug. It had not been approved yet for use in the United States of america but it was available many european countries. It was used to treat a number of Different Things. Women began taking it to aleave morning sickness and her husband had been in europe. He had acquired some of these pills and brought it back home for her and she takes about 40 of them early on in her pregnancy. They did not know that it causes birth defects. She read an article about the drug, she found out a little bit more and she called her doctor. She started to learn more about what the medicine can do. For children, it can cause brain damage, damage the eyes, nose, ears, face, damage the growth of limbs. And many cases, the children who had been affected by it did not survive at all. In england about half of the babies died within a few months. Somewhere around 10,000 of these children were born. Most in western europ
University of North Carolina at check hill professor teaches a class about expanding rights in the 1960s and 70s. Looking at womens grecian and the gay rights movement. He covers Birth Control, the equal rights amendment and the stonewall riots. I want to start with a little story. Woman sherry, which is a pseudonym, 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 to europe where he acquired a drug called thought of mind. Thalidomide had not been approved for use in the United States of america but it was approved in european countries. 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
The story was about a choice that her family was facing. She was pregnant. Her husband had recently traveled to europe where he acquired a drug called thought 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 what the little light 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 thalido
Meet the remarkable 8yearold overcoming incredible odds. The first of its kind surgery giving him new hands and a new life. Wait until you hear the one thing he says he is fighting for right now. My fight song and good morning, america. Lets get right to that breaking news in the war on terror. Mullah omar, chief ally of Osama Bin Laden, forced underground when u. S. Forces invaded afghanistan. A 10 million bounty on his head now confirmed dead. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the details coming in right now and, brian, this man right at the top of the worlds most wanted list. Reporter thats right, george. Good morning. The reports of the death of the oneeyed taliban leader came in the last few minutes to abc news from officials on the afghanistan government. A report u. S. Officials have been hoping to hear for more than a decade. The government spokesman told us mullah omar was killed in a u. S. Air strike more than two years ago with his death kept sec
Giving him new hands and a new life. Wait until you hear the one thing he says he is fighting for right now. My fight song and good morning, america. Lets get right to that breaking news in the war on terror. Mullah omar, chief ally of Osama Bin Laden, forced underground when u. S. Forces invaded afghanistan. A 10 million bounty on his head now confirmed dead. Abcs chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the details coming in right now and, brian, this man right at the top of the worlds most wanted list. Reporter absolutely the case, george and good morning. Confirmation of the death of the oneeyed taliban leader came in the last few minutes to abc news from officials on the afghanistan government. A report u. S. Officials have been hoping to hear for more than a decade. The government spokesman told us mullah omar was killed in a u. S. Air strike more than two years ago with his death kept secret until this morning by the taliban. Omar, who lost his eye while fightin