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Madrigal vs. Quilligan continues to be taught in universities and retold in academic books as a cautionary tale, its plaintiffs hailed as reproductive-rights heroines.

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Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — A Note on the Fallacy of Using Alcohol for the Sterilization of Surgical Instruments ...