The Notion That the Embryo and Fetus Live in a Privileged

Multiple Choice

The notion that the embryo and fetus live in a privileged environment was dispelled once and for all by which of the events stated below?

A) A rash of babies born to women who had taken the sedative Thalidomide while pregnant, were born with severe limb malformations.
B) There was an increase in eye, ear, and brain defects in babies born to women who had contracted rubella while pregnant.
C) Scientists documented the rates of miscarriage and babies born with congenital defects among women who survived Hiroshima.
D) The March of Dimes Foundation was established.