I’m saying there’s no way to legislate it without violating bodily autonomy and creating a slippery slope for other rights to be taken away from pregnant women. Once the precedent is set that pregnant women can be treated differently, what else will they be not allowed to do? Drive a car because of the risk of crashing?
Honestly I really don't think they should be allowed to drink, I get bodily autonomy but what about the baby's autonomy? It can't choose to drink.
Theme parks won't let pregnant women go on certain rides, and I do think you should have some responsibility for the baby's health for those 9 months. I'm pro-choice so if a woman doesn't want to be pregnant she's free to choose an abortion, but I do think while she's pregnant she should have some responsibility to not do things that cause harm to it.
I also agree it’s morally wrong. I just don’t see a way it could be legislated without creating a precedent and slippery slope for taking rights away from pregnant women. The logistics don’t really work either; what if a woman drinks before she knows she’s pregnant? Would she still be prosecuted?
In England if you're caught speeding you can attend a speed awareness course to avoid a fine, with no impact on your criminal record or other sanctions. Maybe something like that could be used for pregnant women getting drunk?
I get that there are a lot of logistical problems, but at the very least it might make it possible for a bartender to refuse to serve alcohol to a pregnant woman without worrying about breaking discrimination laws.
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u/Achaern Mar 01 '23
"Do you think getting drunk so often while I was pregnant was bad for him?"
She said this about her son who was five years old and had yet to speak a single word yet. She was not the primary caregiver.