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The drugs and devices discussed in Chapter 2 of Corporate Victimization of Women were not developed in response to disease.

A. Yes, Finley said that DES and the Dalkon Shield were not developed in response to disease. See p. 59.

Congratulations! Finley said it.

Finley suggests that many drugs have been developed to control women's reproductive functions. DES was given to women, just like vitamins, without their consent or understanding. It was given even when nothing was wrong with them. And it caused irreparable harm to two later generations of women. We know not yet of what will happen to future generations.

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