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hot_pastrami · 12-03-2003, 05:03 PM

When my wife and I start having children in a couple years, I will not be cool with any drinking on Brittany's part during pregnancy. Of course I will also stop drinking during that time to be supportive. It'll suck at times, but that's one of the hard decisions a parent has to make when they want to give the unborn kid the best possible chances for health, happiness, and success.

Honestly though, I think that moderate, responsible drinking is probably no riskier than a lot of other things the fetus will inevitably be exposed to. But desite that belief, we'll be basing our actions on scientific data, not on personal opinion. There are many things that are probably just as risky to the fetus, if not moreso, than alcohol... over-the-counter medicines, fumes from household cleaners, air pollution, cellphone radiation... what of these? If it were proven that cellphone transmissions were harmful to a developing fetus, would you slap the phone out of a pregnant woman's hand?

The alcohol thing is a kind of question that can only be answered on a personal level, like the Pro-Choice/Pro-Life issue. It all depends on how an individual weighs the rights of the mother against the rights of the unborn child. There is no "right" answer.

12-03-2003, 05:03 PM	#34
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	When my wife and I start having children in a couple years, I will not be cool with any drinking on Brittany's part during pregnancy. Of course I will also stop drinking during that time to be supportive. It'll suck at times, but that's one of the hard decisions a parent has to make when they want to give the unborn kid the best possible chances for health, happiness, and success. Honestly though, I think that moderate, responsible drinking is probably no riskier than a lot of other things the fetus will inevitably be exposed to. But desite that belief, we'll be basing our actions on scientific data, not on personal opinion. There are many things that are probably just as risky to the fetus, if not moreso, than alcohol... over-the-counter medicines, fumes from household cleaners, air pollution, cellphone radiation... what of these? If it were proven that cellphone transmissions were harmful to a developing fetus, would you slap the phone out of a pregnant woman's hand? The alcohol thing is a kind of question that can only be answered on a personal level, like the Pro-Choice/Pro-Life issue. It all depends on how an individual weighs the rights of the mother against the rights of the unborn child. There is no "right" answer. __________________ Hot Pastrami!