New Iowa Law Restricts Abortion To Before Most Women Know They're Pregnant

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So........... where do you stand on ETOH/drug abuse pregnant women that cause fetal mortality? P women who do not eat properly even though they have the means to. P women who neglect prenatal care?  P women who ignore pregnancy related disease states (HTN, diabetes, ..........)?

All of these behaviors can result in fetal/neonatal mortality. Would you hold the woman criminally responsible? Would you have correct behavior forced upon them?

That gets a lot more complicated, and I think that it would very much depend on the details. I could see drugs being considered neglect, the same as they would after the baby is born. Micro managing diet; probably less so.  I think that rightfully so, we are intolerant towards those who  are inconsiderate to the baby growing within them. How about you... do you think that a mom doing crack should be encouraged?

Not encouraged, but not forced behavior either. It comes down to a persons individual rights, pregnant or not.