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The Sherri Finkbine Abortion Case

In 1962, one couple's campaign for a termination split America. Sherri Finkbine had unwittingly taken the drug thalidomide while pregnant with her fifth child.

In 1962, Sherri Finkbine, a TV presenter from Arizona, unwittingly took the dangerous drug thalidomide while pregnant with her fifth child. She and her husband then launched a very public campaign for the right to have an abortion. Refused treatment in America, the Finkbines eventually had to travel to Sweden. Their case galvanised the campaign for abortion to be legalised in the United States.

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