For this installment of Forum, we wanted your thoughts on the claims by President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that Tylenol taken by pregnant women could cause autism in their children. And on Trump and Kennedy's promotion of leucovorin for autism treatment, though the drug has not been scientifically proven useful in that way.
Your responses showed you overwhelmingly disagreed with the two leaders – which was in line with a recent poll that showed only 15% of Americans believe there's a Tylenol-autism link.
Many of you cited health experts who also disagreed. That included the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which responded the same day as the Sept. 22 statements by Trump and Kennedy and said the attempt to link acetaminophen (Tylenol's active ingredient) to autism is "highly concerning" and "irresponsible." Pregnant women who are suffering headaches or fever have few options besides acetaminophen and not treating a fever can lead to birth defects, health experts say.
Read a collection of these responses below, or send in your own to forum@usatoday.com.
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