Poisoning -- Indonesia
Indonesia's gold mines are causing birth defects. More than a million small-scale miners in this island nation are poisoned, which is leaving children with crippling birth defects.
Child "I" is 16 months old and suffering his 3rd seizure of the morning. His head is too large for his body, and his legs are as thin as sticks. He arches his back, and his limbs stiffen. He cries out in pain.
His mother tries to comfort Child "I," but there's not much she can do. A dukun, or shaman, says his
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