45K views · 313 reactions | Noëlla Hébert, a lawyer born with one arm and malformed limbs is one of three New Brunswickers still fighting in court to be recognized as victims of thalidomide. Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.5608046 | Follow us: www.cbc.ca/nb | Facebook

Thalidomide was marketed as an anti-nausea drug for pregnant women in the 1950s, but caused birth defects including shortened or absent limbs, blindness, deafness or malformed internal organs. Decades on, those who survived are still impacted. The birth defect crisis led to greater medical oversight worldwide, including the creation of Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration. Today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave a formal apology. It's something Lisa McManus had been campaigning for f