History and Hearsay

Poisoned Before Birth: The Horror Behind Thalidomide

Christina Season 4 Episode 6

Poisoned Before Birth: The Horror Behind Thalidomide
This episode uncovers the chilling story of thalidomide — a drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with severe birth defects across the world.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Development of Thalidomide
8:36 - Medical Community Concerns
10:40 - History of Grünenthal
16:12 - Experimenting on Children   
17:13 - Birth Defects
20:19 - How 1 Woman saved America
25:10 - Canada
27:20 - Thalidomide finally removed?
31:28 - Why was Thalidomide causing this
33:43 - After Effects
36:14 -  Family reactions
46:02 - Criminal Charges
50:58 - Civil Court Cases
58:39 - The long Legacy of Thalidomide
1:00:42 -Thalidomide still in use?
1:04:56 - Mother who got samples

►Sources:
https://ahrp.org/from-the-holocaust-t...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
https://time.com/archive/6625598/medi...
https://www.thalidomide.ca/wp-content...