BRADDOCK, Pa. —

On Monday, the White House announced that there was a potential link between acetaminophen, or Tylenol, and an increased risk of autism if it is used during pregnancy.

Pennsylvania State Rep. Abigail Salisbury has urged the state house to hold legislative hearings with medical and scientific experts to delve further into the current research surrounding autism. Advertisement

Salisbury, who chairs the Pennsylvania Autism Caucus and says she is on the autism spectrum, emphasized the state's resources, saying, "We have R1 research facilities. We have billions of dollars of research money that come into Pennsylvania. We have prestigious hospitals that people come from other states and other countries to get treatment at. So we have everything we need right here in Pennsylva

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