Biotech Values

[medchal]

A little strange:  "We gave thalidomide to thousands of pregnant women before we understood that this was causing birth defects."  No "we" didn't, unless "we" is understood to refer to a group of Europeans or other non-U. S. medical practitioners; and wasn't it more like hundreds than thousands?  When hyperbole and/or misstatement are used in this way, it undermines any attempted air of seriousness in the discourse.