Excessive consumption of alcohol during pregnancy may now be declared a criminal offence, a media report has stated. During the hearing, it will be argued that a six-year-old girl is the victim of a crime because she suffered brain damage when she was exposed to alcohol in the womb - a risk that her mother was aware of, reported the Independent citing a media report. The case comes amid a 50 per cent rise in Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in last three ...Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Drinking During Pregnancy may be Criminalized in Britain
Excessive consumption of alcohol during pregnancy may now be declared a criminal offence, a media report has stated. During the hearing, it will be argued that a six-year-old girl is the victim of a crime because she suffered brain damage when she was exposed to alcohol in the womb - a risk that her mother was aware of, reported the Independent citing a media report. The case comes amid a 50 per cent rise in Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in last three ...
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