Since 1993, the following change in the clinical testing of new drugs has been made:
A. No woman can serve as a subject on the grounds that she might be pregnant 3 during testing.
B. The ban on women participating in clinical trials has been lifted.
C. It is illegal to consider racial or ethnic information in the testing of new drugs.
D. Elderly patients are specifically barred from participating, on the grounds that
unknown factors might produce adverse side effects.
Answer: B. The ban on women participating in clinical trials has been lifted.
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