For What Activity Was Andrew Wakefield Stripped of His Medical

question 23

Multiple Choice

For what activity was Andrew Wakefield stripped of his medical license?

• A) Falsifying research data suggesting that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
• B) Plagiarizing the work of Piaget and suggesting that it was a new theory of cognitive development.
• C) Developing the medication thalidomide to help pregnant women, only to later find out that it caused terrible birth defects.
• D) Telling women in China that they were pregnant with daughters so that they would opt for abortions, even when they were having sons.

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