Why aren’t drugs tested on pregnant women? The answer is so obvious, I thought the question was rhetorical:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says pharmaceutical companies have not tested drugs on pregnant women for ethical reasons, and especially because they’re afraid of being sued if the fetus is harmed.






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