Fetal Alcohol Spectrum USA

[Aegon]

Question to the people of the forums:

Should it be illegal for pregnant women to drink, smoke, and do street drugs?

It depends how one feels about drug use in general as well as abortion. I believe anybody should be able to put anything they want into their own bodies. Smoke up, drink up, shoot up. You're an adult with bodily autonomy and the government does not have the right to take it away from you. However, we should punish those whose drug usr harms others, such as with drunk or high driving. This certainly harms the fetus, and it's no longer solely about you. So it comes down to: do I think a fetus counts as another person that can be harmed? I don't think so, but I'm not comfortable taking a strong stance pro life or pro choice. I've been both before.

Of course you could argue that a fetus dies not qualify for personhood early in the pregnancy but if we assume the woman will see the pregnancy to the end and give birth, she is knowingly endangering the health and wellbeing of something that is guaranteed to be a person....

Alright i might be overthinking this lol. I have no answer. Lol. Long winded way of saying "I don't know."