Question by errie: Should selfish women who smoke, take drugs or drink alcohol be prosecuted for Foetus Abuse whilst pregnant.?
Considering the damage that these women do to themselves, should we consider the damage they are doing to the baby.
We are banning or have banned smoking in some public places for health reasons, and drug abuse is illegal. We all know alcohol destroys our brain cells, and causes liver damage. So why should these women be allowed to poison their unborn babies because they are too selfish to stop. Dont they feel any guilt by hindering the development of their own offspring. When those babies are born they are addicts just like their mothers, only thing is they cant nip off for a quick fix like the mothers can. The babies have to go through cold turkey. How can some women not see that. My last point is really about the “I smoked through all my kids and they came out ok” theory. Heres a bit of news for you. They didnt , they were born addicted to nicotine thanks to you. I really hope this question kicks up a storm. It is meant to, for the sake of your babies.
What! so you can give your kid drugs and booze whilst in the womb, but you can’t once its born. Would you give your five year old half a bottle of whiskey, NO, so why do it to an unborn baby who is having a hard enough time trying to grow and develop. Also the rules and laws were made by the demand of the common people who could see the damage and not by someone who just wants to spoil your fun. These details are for the likes of reality who have not yet grown up and wont face reality.
Also you may wish to research the info on damaged Placenta’s. You know, the babies food bag. Check out the damage caused by smoking bit. Its not nice but at least you will know the truth.
What about freedom of choice for the unborn baby. It has no choice about being poisoned by its addict mother. If you smoke,drink or do drugs during pregnancy then you have no respect for the child you are carrying.What is the matter with you women. All the proof is there but you choose to ignore it for your own selfish addictive reasons.
Wake up 3_dollar, bad grammar wont help your unborn baby, but giving up toxic substances will.
Point taken Elizabeth, and thanks for the constructive critisism, I will bear in mind your advice about coming across so strong.
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Answer by Mishk
OOh you could be opening a can of worms on this one!!!
But no i don’t think so. Ylou’re effectively taking away a woman’s right to choose just because she’s pregnant, and that’s just not on! But I can see your point entirely.
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No way. There’s already enough laws that try to control people and their bodies. Instead of trying to point the finger at others doing wrong, why not look at yourself? I’m sure you’re not perfect. Live and let live. If people want to corrupt themselves and their offspring, it’s their perogative. This is supposed to be a free country, but in recent years, I really don’t see it.
No, I don’t think women who drink while pregnant should be punished, but I do think people that use horrendous grammar should.
The way I see it is that children, born or still cookin’, depend on the adults of the world to keep them safe and protected. If you’re going to live in a society that has established laws, you’ve got to give in to the fact that there is a higher authority over your life. These laws are established not only to keep order, but to say that there IS a set of morals that a society wishes to uphold. Our society values freedom of choice, which is awesome. It also values the right to safety and protection. In this respect, I think it’s crucial that children be protected from harm of any kind as much as possible. The issue is with protecting one life while violating the rights of another. Women have the right to smoke, but they do not have the right to smoke illegal substances. Women do NOT have the right to harm their children once they are out of the womb. Once it has been determined that the fetus is too old to be aborted (because THAT’S another issue entirely), the mother should NOT have the right to harm her child while IN the womb. If what the woman is doing to her own body affects the child growing inside her body in a way that would be considered illegal if the child were already born, then I think it should absolutely be illegal. Crack mommas and boozer mommas are to me, quite the disgusting creature. With the RIGHT TO CHOOSE in this society, it is deplorable to me that any woman would CHOOSE to continue a pregnancy and do drugs/drink when she could just as easily choose NOT to continue a pregnancy and ruin her own life all she wants. Maybe that’s just me though.