You Vote: Do you agree with President Trump's advice that pregnant women should not take Tylenol?

Tylenol and generic acetaminophen are the most commonly used pain relief and fever reduction drugs for pregnant women, who are already advised against using Advil or generic ibuprofen because of the risk of miscarriage and birth defects.

Published: September 22, 2025 7:38pm

President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon advised pregnant women in America not to take Tylenol because it could be linked to a recent rise in autism, according to a highly anticipated Health and Human Services (HHS) report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported earlier this year that 1 in 31 American 8-year-olds had been diagnosed with the condition in 2022, compared with 1 in 150 in 2000.

Tylenol and generic acetaminophen are the most commonly used pain relief and fever reduction drugs for pregnant women, who are already advised against using Advil or generic ibuprofen because of the risk of miscarriage and birth defects.

The New York Times is reporting that President Trump gave "direct and unproven medical advice contradicting decades of research about vaccines and the use of a common painkiller in pregnancy and infancy. He declared without offering new evidence that there was a link between rising autism rates and the use of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. But multiple health agencies around the world — including the F.D.A. — have not found a conclusive link. Medical experts, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, stressed that acetaminophen is safe."

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