fetus

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Keenan argued that workers’ compensation law, which bars employee lawsuits over work-related injuries, also prohibited the child’s claims, because a fetus in an employee’s womb was effectively an employee herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Scientists have shown that this ratio reflects the balance of estrogen and testosterone a fetus is exposed to during the first trimester of pregnancy.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Fevers can harm the fetus and have been associated with autism and ADHD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

In another interview, Kennedy said, “The MMR vaccine contains a lot of aborted fetus debris.”

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Hemoglobin has multiple variants, including some that are specific to the fetus.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee