Trump’s ‘tough it out’ advice to expectant moms is the latest example of men opining on women’s pain

AP News – Tuesday, September 23, 2025
By Laurie Kellman

From the pulpit of the presidency, Donald Trump offered some advice to pregnant women: “Tough it out” before taking Tylenol.

Nine times in all, Trump said expectant mothers should suffer through their discomfort instead of reaching for acetaminophen — or paracetamol in countries outside the U.S. — to cure their fevers or headaches, despite the drug being one of the few painkillers that pregnant women are allowed to take.

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