Not really the US was lucky that one individual Dr Kelsey at the FDA dug deeper and did not lenience it for use in the USA. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/

Not really the US was lucky that one individual Dr Kelsey at the FDA dug deeper and did not lenience it for use in the USA. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/science/frances-oldham-kelsey-fda-doctor-who-exposed-danger-of-thalidomide-dies-at-101.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/science/frances-oldham-ke...