Remember Thalidomide
It took ten years for a full ban.
Thalidomide was never approved in the U.S., only in other countries. There were 17 cases of birth defects in the United States in test cases.Ine woman, Frances Kelsey was responsible for it not being approved here. Today they strongly discourage what she did.
Highest rate was 10.9 in 2009
10.1 in 2009