These are not all the possible side effects of EMBEDA. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Mental retardation is a relative term. Its meaning depends on what society demands of the individual in learning, skills, and social responsibility. Many people who are considered developmentally challenged in the complex modern world would get along normally in a simpler society.
As for your statement about the US not executing mentally retarded people, it is patently false. Mathis, was, after all, retarded, as was Teresa Lewis, murdered by the state of Virginia last year. William Garner, murdered by the state of Ohio, was borderline retarded as well.