IN THE 1950s, A NEW DRUG called "Thalidomide" was introduced, and it came with the guarantee that it could be “given with complete safety to pregnant women and nursing mothers without any adverse effect on mother and child.”
Except that was a lie and everyone knew it.
The pharmaceutical company who created it stayed silent while continuing to rack up enormous profits.
It led to at least 90,000 miscarriages and over 10,000 children were born with severe deformities.
Watch this short documentary on "Thalidomide" (link in comments) and then decide whether you think the elimination of informed consent and government-forced medical experimentation at the behest of a corrupt industry is a good idea.
Your time to speak up is running out quickly!
DOCUMENTARY: abc.net.au/austory/a-bitt…
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