In this episode of "Call the Midwife," at the end of season five, the Thalidomide scandal comes to light in the early 1960's.
The doctor and all the others are genuinely horrified when they learn that his prescribing this drug to "dozens, perhaps scores" of patients may be to blame for the terrible birth defects that they have been seeing in newborn infants.
It is my hope, that doctors and health care professionals of today will see this portrayal of heartfelt remorse, and possibly draw comparisons to their own actions of the last two years, and the ramifications yet to come.
This may be a work of fiction, but in tragic detail it seems to accurately depict the inescapable feelings, and fears, of those of us that know the true scope of what has happened.
When the time comes for doctors of today to inevitably face their own conscience, they may be facing the biggest punishment of all.
For "justice timeline" reference..
1953 drug introduced by CIBA as tranquilizer, they later ditch it (((reasons)))
1954 Nazi-founded Gruenthal picks up the drug
1955 expanded use (as Contergan) begins - allowing rx for anxiety, morning sickness,etc
1961 pulled due to safety concerns / adverse effects
1968 criminal trials begin
1970 (December) Trial ends finding "no guilt"
FWIW -- appears that US FDA still had first generation foundational employees back then who prevented the drug from (legally) being marketed to US.
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"A Doctor's Remorse" ~ The Thalidomide Scandal of the 1960's
https://www.bitchute.com/video/biWJbT1hP720/
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In this episode of "Call the Midwife," at the end of season five, the Thalidomide scandal comes to light in the early 1960's.
The doctor and all the others are genuinely horrified when they learn that his prescribing this drug to "dozens, perhaps scores" of patients may be to blame for the terrible birth defects that they have been seeing in newborn infants.
It is my hope, that doctors and health care professionals of today will see this portrayal of heartfelt remorse, and possibly draw comparisons to their own actions of the last two years, and the ramifications yet to come.
This may be a work of fiction, but in tragic detail it seems to accurately depict the inescapable feelings, and fears, of those of us that know the true scope of what has happened.
When the time comes for doctors of today to inevitably face their own conscience, they may be facing the biggest punishment of all.
Let the truth be known, and lead where it may.
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It's only okay to reflect on their past mistakes when they aren't actively making the same mistakes again.