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Michelle Bryant: “Clinical trials [for Depo Provera] were held at Grady…”

Featuring: Michelle Bryant, Democratic | Former Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate District 6

SAY SOMETHING REAL WITH MICHELLE BRYANT Feb. 11

Published February 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:19:02

So Pfizer is the company that produces Depo Depo. And so I went back, and when I saw clinical trials, and I'm gonna just tell you, I saw that they Clinical trials [for Depo Provera] were held at Grady Memorial Hospital down in Atlanta, down in Georgia. that was an immediate red flag for me. And I'm gonna tell you why. Because a lot of times black people talk about the fact that many clinical trials don't include black people. (1:19:02–1:19:11)

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Asserts that clinical trials for Depo Provera were conducted at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.

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