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Originally Posted by danlisa
Really?
Where's the law banning smoking while pregnant, drinking while pregnant, eating excessively fatty foods.....yadda yadda yadda.
Oh, that's right, they messed up the whole smoking while driving issue the first time around, so they're going to muscle it though under a different reason.
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I am not sure if a mother can be sued if she does intentional harm to her unborn kid - I am not talking about an occasional fag or sip of wine. But if you excessively use drugs during pregnancy, you show that you are unable to think 1 metre ahead and proof that you are unfit to raise a child.
To prohibit driving while smoking is unnecessary, as you already get most of the guilt in case of an accident (e.g. when the driver is distracted because his cig fell on the ground)
To lighten up the thread a little, here is an article about a concerned mother:
