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After so many participated in the one-day “economic blackout” on February 28 — people are now participating in a weeklong boycott of Amazon that lasts until this Friday, March 14. It’s a great time to try out some Amazon alternatives — more on that below.
For the first time in history, doctors gave a fetus a life-saving medication while it was still in the uterus
In a medical first, doctors in the U.S. treated a fetus with a rapidly progressive congenital disease — while it was still in the uterus.
A prenatal test showed that the fetus had genetic mutations that indicated type 1 spinal muscular atrophy — which typically leads to severe muscle weakness and difficulties breathing within six months of birth. Heartbreakingly, most children with type 1 SMA die by their second birthday.
In this case study, the child who was treated via their mother before it was born has made it to two and a half years old with no symptoms.
Some context:The treatment given to the fetus was first approved by the FDA for kids with spinal muscular atrophy in 2020, but only for those over the age of two months. Subsequent trials have also found that the majority of children treated before six weeks of age could swallow, feed, sit, stand, and walk independently after two years of treatment. This is the first case study for giving the treatment in utero.
Ditch Amazon for good: shop ethical, sustainable alternatives instead!
Amazon’s impact on both the environment and the lives of its workers has catalyzed conscious consumers to switch to alternative companies that are more ethical, environmentally friendly, and aligned with their personal values.
The truth is, there are a lot of reasons to consider minimizing or eliminating your support of Amazon. And there are so many other options to meet a variety of needs. Breaking up with the retail giant has never been easier.
🧴 For everyday items: Package Free Shopis an online marketplace committed to helping shoppers find the most sustainable versions of the items they use daily.
🥪 For groceries: Hive is an online grocery marketplace that sticks to five core values: Ingredient integrity, responsible production, clean packaging, leading change (like social and industry impact efforts), and “raveworthy” quality.
📚 For books: Bookshop.org is hands-down the best way to ethically buy books online and purchase supports an independent bookstore of your choosing.
🧻 For paper goods: Who Gives A Crap has your toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags, tissues, and more — without any ethical dilemmas. (Their warehouse also has solar panels that spell out “CRAP” — so there’s that, too.)
💻 For tech: BackMarket is a global marketplace where you can purchase refurbished tech, from smartphones and laptops to gaming consoles and home appliances.
🎁 For gifts: Uncommon Goods is passionate about discovering creative and unique goods from all over the world while uplifting independent makers and merchants.
I exclusively use Bookshop.org for book-buying (when I’m not using the library, of course!) and have been a longtime customer of Who Gives A Crap (literally shared some with my family and neighbors at the start of the pandemic ... the premium bamboo TP is my favorite!) so I can give my stamp of approval!
Have you used any of the Amazon alternatives above?
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