Question

One of the outcomes of the case of Thalidomide in the U.S. was that pregnant women and women of reproductive age became a new population for regulatory and public scrutiny. In at least 200 words consider some of the possible repercussions of this regulatory/public scrutiny for this population. In your response, address the following questions: How does understanding that drugs can cross the placental barrier and act as teratogens potentially lead to blame for pregnant women or women of reproductive age? What kind of social and or moral implications could potentially come along with the scrutiny of this population?

In at least 50 words each, comment on the posts of two of your peers. Be sure to say whether you agree or disagree with them and why. (30 points)

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