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He meant unborn vs born. The earlier the exposure, the worse the effects
by catlikesshrimp 2y ago
He meant unborn vs born.
The earlier the exposure, the worse the effects
- Zigurd 2y agoStill doesn't make sense. Prenatal and neonatal, especially when breastfeeding, face the same problems with harmful pesticides and other stuff that has been marketed as safe for broad use, until it turned out otherwise.
- dfxm12 2y agounborn vs born Maybe the EPA is playing realpolitik here. Fetuses get way more consideration from conservatives, so maybe, after getting shut down a lot recently from the conservative courts, they think this will be more likely to stand if the concern is over a fetus and not a living baby. Obligatory George Carlin clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdRMBTF-hQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZdRMBTF-hQ
- Etheryte 2y agoThis is not necessarily true, there are many cases where the mother's immune system can fend for the unborn child, whereas once a child is born, that helping hand is largely gone, outside of what you get with breast milk etc.