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POLL: Do you think women should go to jail for drinking while pregnant?

There was a huge text response to a current court case in the UK, whereby drinking during pregnan...
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09.59 5 Nov 2014


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POLL: Do you think women shoul...

POLL: Do you think women should go to jail for drinking while pregnant?

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09.59 5 Nov 2014


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There was a huge text response to a current court case in the UK, whereby drinking during pregnancy could become a criminal offence.

A council in the North West of England is seeking criminal injuries compensation after a six-year-old girl was left with growth problems caused by her mother's alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

Is such legislation necessary to protect the health of unborn children or could it pave the way for pregnant women's behaviour to be criminalised?

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