The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets | 
pickWell-researched account of the birth and lives of the Dionne Quintuplets, who were born in Canada in 1934. Considered to be miracles because they all survived, they were immediately an international sensation. It‘s disturbing to read how the Canadian government took the girls from their parents and effectively raised them as a medical and social experiment while profiting off their existence. Sad and disturbing all around. #NFNR
LiseWorks It's because the family was poor that the government was able to take the girls. They lived in a tiny house and had other children. I saw the house as it was part of North Bay museum for a while. I also lived close to where they were born. If it wasn't for the nurse, those babies would have died. But the dr took all the credit. 12mo
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