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China Is Turning Dead Babies Into Pills

woman taking medicine, isolated on white background
woman taking medicine, isolated on white background Photo: Marcel Braendli/iStockphoto

Since August of last year, South Korean customs officials have reportedly intercepted 17,000 pills made from the remains of fetuses or stillborn babies. The pills, which originate from China, are “in demand because they are viewed as being a medicinal ‘cure-all,’” according to the Daily Mail. We should have listened to Rick Santorum when he probably warned us about this!