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Lest we forget

Gloria J Lemay   (8 June 2002)

Lest we forget 8 June 2002
Gloria J Lemay, Private Birth Attendant, Midwifery Instructor Send response to journal: Re: Lest we forget	We would be wise to erect a memorial to the men and women who have lost their fertility and health to a dreadful obstetric/gyneco(il)logic mistake. What will the next hastily-okayed nightmare drug be? Do we think another DES or thalidomide can not occur? Are publicly viewed lawsuits the only way we keep these conversations of caution alive? "Primum non nocere" is the root from which wise medicine develops.