"The consequence of radiation exposure in fetuses is mostly based on observations rather than based on scientific research. Ethical issues prohibit researching on the fetus. Therefore, most of the data on the impact of radiation on the fetus derives from observations of patients who suffered Japan’s Hiroshima bombing and the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster."
January 1, 1970
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki