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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle ... rime-court

It fcuking should be a crime, especially when you've been repeatedly warned.

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Yes but it is an addiction. While it is not right to poison the foetus this way it is not necessarily all her fault.

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I'm also in two minds about whether it's right to force people to do thing/not do things to their own body.

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I'm also in two minds about whether it's right to force people to do thing/not do things to their own body.

if you start talking about the right of a child before birth that opens a very big can of worms :S


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l3v1ck wrote:
I'm also in two minds about whether it's right to force people to do thing/not do things to their own body.

if you start talking about the right of a child before birth that opens a very big can of worms :S

A very big American style can or worms that tries to force medical procedures on people.

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TheFrenchun wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
I'm also in two minds about whether it's right to force people to do thing/not do things to their own body.

if you start talking about the right of a child before birth that opens a very big can of worms :S

A very big American style can or worms that tries to force medical procedures on people.

And that will not turn out well either. :roll:

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As TheFrenchun points out, it does open up a huge can of worms if she is convicted. It would almost certainly require a rewrite of abortion legislation in order to maintain the status quo, and you can rest assured that no political party is going to want to touch that one with a barge pole.

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As TheFrenchun points out, it does open up a huge can of worms if she is convicted. It would almost certainly require a rewrite of abortion legislation in order to maintain the status quo, and you can rest assured that no political party is going to want to touch that one with a barge pole.

and whats next - not takeing enough exercise, eating enough fruit / folic acid etc etc

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jonlumb wrote:
As TheFrenchun points out, it does open up a huge can of worms if she is convicted. It would almost certainly require a rewrite of abortion legislation in order to maintain the status quo, and you can rest assured that no political party is going to want to touch that one with a barge pole.

and whats next - not takeing enough exercise, eating enough fruit / folic acid etc etc

The number of women that would willingly hurt the foetus despite having been told the facts can't be that high.
For the others, education is better than criminalising. Spend money on decent ante-natal support may help a lot more.


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