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Born with a condition called phocomelia, meaning she has no arms and shortened legs, Alison sparked debate when she posed, naked and pregnant, for a sculpture.

The 17-year-old from Jammu district was born with phocomelia, a rare congenital disorder, making her the world’s first - and only active - female archer to compete without arms.

The Indian was born with a condition called phocomelia and is missing her upper limbs.

In medical terms Paul’s birth defects are known as phocomelia syndrome.

The disorder is called phocomelia, but no one knows how to treat it or prevent it—a troublingly relevant story in the age of Zika.