Should we test drugs on pregnant women?

The idea might seem ridiculous. But as science writer Emily Anthes explains, there's a strong case for testing drugs on women who are pregnant. Emily Anthes. Emily Anthes covered car accidents and local crime for several daily newspapers before she discovered that there were journalists who wrote about science for a living. Now she spends her days covering genes, brains and behaviour. Her book, Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling up to biotech’s brave new beasts, was published in 2013. She's a contributor to Mosaic.
First published on Tue, 16 Feb 2016 as Should we test drugs on pregnant women?. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative Commons BY 4.0 2016