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    Pregnancy Drug Scandal

    Tens of thousands of British families are to be asked if they are victims of a drug given to pregnant women which can cause fatal illness in the second, and possibly even third, generations. Some women given the drug in the UK have already obtained compensation in America.

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    Thousands Of Women Could Be At Risk From 'Silent Thalidomide'

    independent.co.uk

    A drug intended to prevent miscarriage is blamed for causing cancer in the daughters – and possibly even granddaughters – of women who took it decades ago. By Sarah Morrison and Jaymi McCann.

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