by Chris Walker | Oct 28, 2025 | acetaminophen, anti-science, Autism, Donald Trump, Ken Paxton, News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tylenol
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, an acetaminophen-based medication that the Trump administration has baselessly claimed is responsible for a rise in autism rates in the U.S. in recent years. Paxton, who is running for U.S. Senate next year, issued a press release alongside the lawsuit claiming that his litigation is in line with…
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by Lizzie Chadbourne | Oct 19, 2025 | acetaminophen, Autism, Donald Trump, MAHA, Neurodivergent, Op-Ed, Patriarchy, Public Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump and RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) commission has come for us, and public health in the U.S. is already suffering. A closer look at the recent debacle in which the Trump administration baselessly claimed that autism is caused by taking acetaminophen during pregnancy offers a microcosm through which to understand the Trump administration’s larger public health agenda — a…
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