http://weightloss-goddess.com/2008/05/17/staying-fit-during-your-pregnancy-part-2/ Weight Loss Goddess helps you bring out your inner goddess. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:56:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://weightloss-goddess.com/2008/05/17/staying-fit-during-your-pregnancy-part-2/#comment-7 Brad’s Tiny World » Blog Archive » Brad Hart Presents Brad’s Tiny World Wed, 21 May 2008 21:37:04 +0000 http://weightloss-goddess.com/2008/05/17/staying-fit-during-your-pregnancy-part-2/#comment-7 [...] Aside from this being a niche law put into effect to satisfy someone’s constituents it also puts us in a very slippery situation.  If we are to define a fetus as a person and child in their own right, we must apply the law evenly across the board.  Pregnant women who drink or smoke are abusing their children.  Pregnant women employed in potentially dangerous environments would be guilty of child endangerment; this includes waitresses who might be around a lot of second hand smoke.  Miscarriages for any number of reasons could make a woman guilty of negligent homicide. [...] […] Aside from this being a niche law put into effect to satisfy someone’s constituents it also puts us in a very slippery situation.  If we are to define a fetus as a person and child in their own right, we must apply the law evenly across the board.  Pregnant women who drink or smoke are abusing their children.  Pregnant women employed in potentially dangerous environments would be guilty of child endangerment; this includes waitresses who might be around a lot of second hand smoke.  Miscarriages for any number of reasons could make a woman guilty of negligent homicide. […]

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