{"id":3130,"date":"2026-06-15T02:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T02:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/?p=3130"},"modified":"2026-06-15T02:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T02:15:14","slug":"rfk-jr-claims-circumcised-boys-are-more-likely-to-be-autistic-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/?p=3130","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr claims circumcised boys are more likely to be autistic \u2013 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2126-820x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2126-820x1024.jpeg 820w, https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2126-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2126-768x959.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kerimatonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_2126.jpeg 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/strong>&nbsp;is back in the headlines\u2014this time for reviving one of his most controversial claims: that the common painkiller&nbsp;<strong>Tylenol<\/strong>&nbsp;could be linked to&nbsp;<strong>autism<\/strong>. In a recent meeting with&nbsp;<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>&nbsp;and Cabinet members, Kennedy repeated the theory, admitting there\u2019s no medical proof but insisting new studies are underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just weeks earlier, Trump and Kennedy hinted at a supposed \u201cbreakthrough,\u201d suggesting pregnant women who take painkillers might raise autism risk in their babies. Scientists swiftly refuted the claim, emphasizing there is&nbsp;<strong>no evidence<\/strong>&nbsp;of any causal link between&nbsp;<strong>acetaminophen<\/strong>&nbsp;and autism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tylenol\u2019s manufacturer<\/strong>&nbsp;publicly rejected the allegations, and the&nbsp;<strong>National Autistic Society<\/strong>condemned the comments as&nbsp;<strong>dangerous and anti-science<\/strong>. Critics, including&nbsp;<strong>former president Barack Obama<\/strong>, warned that promoting unproven medical ideas could&nbsp;<strong>undermine public health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Cabinet meeting, Kennedy doubled down, saying, \u201cAnybody who takes the stuff during pregnancy unless they have to is irresponsible.\u201d He admitted there was no proof yet but claimed research would soon provide it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy also drew ridicule for a basic anatomy error, referring to a woman \u201cgobbling Tylenol with a baby in her placenta.\u201d Babies develop in the&nbsp;<strong>uterus<\/strong>, not the placenta. He blamed her behavior on \u201cTrump derangement syndrome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He further resurfaced an older claim linking&nbsp;<strong>infant circumcision<\/strong>&nbsp;to higher autism rates, arguing the connection came from babies receiving Tylenol afterward. The idea misrepresents a&nbsp;<strong>2015 Danish study<\/strong>&nbsp;that showed only a correlation, not causation, and included&nbsp;<strong>no data<\/strong>&nbsp;on painkiller use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers behind that study explicitly warned against such interpretations, noting that&nbsp;<strong>correlation does not equal causation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy\u2019s persistence has reignited fierce debate over whether public officials should face consequences for&nbsp;<strong>spreading unproven medical theories<\/strong>\u2014or whether such remarks fall under&nbsp;<strong>free speech<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&nbsp;is back in the headlines\u2014this time for reviving one of his most controversial claims: that the common painkiller&nbsp;Tylenol&nbsp;could be linked to&nbsp;autism. 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