Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
(1995)
Why poison your baby?
The Sun.
Abstract
IN 1961, A GERMAN NEWSPAPER drew the attention of the public to the harmful effects of a newly introduced
sleeping pill thalidomide
used
during pregnancy. It warned of the possiblity of foetal deformities, especially
phocomelia, or more popular known as "flipperbabies".
Phocomelia is a very rare type of inborn malformation, but following the use of thalidomide, about 10,000
cases were found in many countries, particularly in Europe. Thalidomide was later classified as a teratogen and
was eventually banned.
But it was too late. Its traumatic effects extended far beyond the victims' families. It was a bitter lesson for
society at large.
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