Steve’s Stuff

Gennet on HuffPo raises some interesting points . . .

“What would you say about a mother who forced her children to smoke cigarettes? How about a mother who insisted her children drink alcohol? And I’m not talking about just making it available to them, but actually forcing the child to ingest tobacco and alcohol at the same amounts the mother does.

On average, in 2003 roughly 11 percent of all pregnant women in the US smoked during their pregnancy and in some states, the numbers soared to over 26 percent (way to go West Virginia!). Breaking down the figures, we see large differences in ethnic, economic and educational statistics . . .”

Abortion is problematic either way, but I can confidently state my opinion that any mother who refuses to give up tobacco or alcohol during her pregnancy is unbelievably selfish.