Shortly after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that using Tylenol during pregnancy may be linked to an increased risk of autism, and advised pregnant women to limit use, liberals started taking to social media to protest against President Donald Trump by taking large doses of the drug.
On Monday afternoon, during a White House press conference alongside Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump said:
“With Tylenol, don’t take it, don’t take it.”
The president was referring to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new warning to physicians that acetaminophen use during pregnancy could increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder and ADHD in children.
Acetaminophen is the common pain reliever sold as Tylenol.
The Left responded by overdosing on Tylenol to protest Trump and RFK Jr.
Pregnant 🤰 liberals are taking Tylenol to protest 🪧 President Trump and Bobby Kennedy attempting to Make America 🇺🇸 Health Again. pic.twitter.com/aal1nHhAnQ
— The Golden Mask (@maskedoccult) September 23, 2025
This performative child mutilation from the left will be studied for years to come. Plenty of data with excessive tylenol use on pregnant/infants to be cautious of it even before the RFKjr drop. Science worshipers can't follow simple deductive reasoning. pic.twitter.com/k0D9OGqZSv
— Mikey Santos (@wsoul13x) September 23, 2025
— Calley Means (@calleymeans) September 23, 2025
I was joking yesterday… but the mind rot of the left knows no bounds.
They are now taking EXTRA Tylenol because Trump said it was bad… pic.twitter.com/OWRjLmfyrN
— PNW Conservative (@UnderWashington) September 23, 2025
TikTok challenge of the day: pregnant moms chugging Tylenol. Sponsored by… ignorance. pic.twitter.com/tJkRz7mBTc
— Aunty Kitty (@wake_up_girl_3) September 23, 2025
The Trump administration’s announcement marks a dramatic shift in federal health guidance.
The FDA will now notify physicians that use of acetaminophen during pregnancy may be associated with a “very increased risk” of neurological conditions in children.
HHS will also launch a nationwide public awareness campaign to alert families to the potential dangers of taking Tylenol during pregnancy.
“The Trump administration does not believe popping more pills is always the answer for better health,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
“There is mounting evidence finding a connection between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism — and that’s why the administration is courageously issuing this new health guidance.”
“Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with a very increased risk of autism,” Trump said during the White House presser.
"Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with a very increased risk of autism." – @POTUS pic.twitter.com/0FdBCOjtZk
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 22, 2025
Acetaminophen is the most common over-the-counter fever and pain medication used during pregnancy.
Global sales of the drug are projected to hit $10.9 billion this year.
International Pushback
The announcement sparked immediate backlash from foreign regulators.
In other countries, Tylenol is known as “paracetamol.”
Alison Cave, chief safety officer of the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, said in a statement:
“There is no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.”
“Paracetamol remains the recommended pain relief option for pregnant women when used as directed,” Cave added.
Steffen Thirstrup, chief medical officer of the European Medicines Agency, echoed the defense, claiming his agency found “no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.”
A spokesman for the World Health Organization (WHO), Tarik Jasarevic, admitted some studies had suggested an association between prenatal acetaminophen and autism but insisted “evidence remains inconsistent.”
“If the link between acetaminophen and autism were strong, it would likely have been consistently observed across multiple studies,” he said.
Evidence Cited by the Administration
Despite the denials, researchers continue to raise concerns.
A 2023 peer-reviewed study published in the Swiss pediatric medical journal Children concluded:
“The very early postpartum period poses the greatest risk for acetaminophen-induced ASD, and that nearly ubiquitous use of acetaminophen during early development could conceivably be responsible for the induction in the vast majority, perhaps 90% or more, of all cases of ASD.”
Additional evidence comes from a 2019 NIH-funded study published in JAMA Psychiatry by Johns Hopkins researchers, who analyzed umbilical cord blood from 996 births.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, found that fetal exposure to acetaminophen was associated with a significantly increased risk of ADHD and autism “in a dose-response fashion.”
The Policy Shift
The White House fact sheet released Monday cites both studies as well as a recent NIH-supported systematic review that documented positive associations between prenatal acetaminophen use and ADHD, ASD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders across dozens of high-quality studies.
It also pointed to a 2021 international consensus statement urging pregnant women to “minimize exposure” by taking “the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time.”
The Trump administration’s move represents a rare break from decades of public health orthodoxy on acetaminophen and sets the stage for an ongoing battle with pharmaceutical companies, foreign regulators, and the medical establishment.
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