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Related: About this forumJ&J Poisoned Millions of Women: What They Did Next Will Shock You - More Perfect Union
Johnson & Johnson knew their baby powder contained asbestos and caused cancer. They covered it up. A generation of women suffered, linking their ovarian cancer to J&J. But the $370 billion company could get away with it using a shady legal move: the Texas Two Step.
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J&J Poisoned Millions of Women: What They Did Next Will Shock You - More Perfect Union (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Dec 11
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My mom used this everyday and died of ovarian cancer. I'll always blame republicans and I'm disgusted that my family
LT Barclay
Dec 11
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LT Barclay
(2,773 posts)1. My mom used this everyday and died of ovarian cancer. I'll always blame republicans and I'm disgusted that my family
cares so little.
whathehell
(29,873 posts)2. That is so sad..
why do you say that your family 'cares so little'?
LT Barclay
(2,773 posts)4. To me, when they vote republican, it is like saying that what happened to her was OK. It isn't, wasn't, and shouldn't
happen to anyone else.
Midnight Writer
(23,126 posts)3. My ex used baby powder and died of ovarian cancer.
Every time she showered she would powder herself.
Not necessarily a provable cause of her cancer, but I will always wonder.