“I think it’s a very big factor,” President Donald Trump told reporters recently, supporting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views that acetaminophen use during pregnancy is causing a spike in cases of autism in children.

To put it generously, the science is inconclusive on this. But Trump said warning women is important even if it’s not yet proven. “If there’s a question — even if there’s a question — you just do it, right?”

Of course, we have long embraced the precautionary principle when it comes to pregnant women. Don’t have coffee or cold cuts. Don’t even think about sushi. And that glass of wine you’re considering? Are you a monster?

When I was pregnant with my first child and refused for a week to take any over-the-counter medication for what turned ou

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