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Here's another question:
Why are children, pets, and other custodies and possessions so much a concern of outside parties? Especially if they have no initial relation to those parties?
A child is not a possession. Parents are the stewards of children, not their owners.
I think the gate is much wider than some people think..
Here's another question:
Why are children, pets, and other custodies and possessions so much a concern of outside parties? Especially if they have no initial relation to those parties?
Not possessions but they (usually) remain in possession of the parents? Parents don't possess their children?
I think the gate is much wider than some people think..
Here's another question:
Why are children, pets, and other custodies and possessions so much a concern of outside parties? Especially if they have no initial relation to those parties?
Parents are considered guardians, not owners.
As for the original question? A bad diet during pregnancy will affect the woman as well. Her health affects the health of the fetus.
As crazy as it sounds, children are not slaves.
probably because we all have a sense of justice and right and wrong and we are philanthropists by nature... if we see someone in danger, we want to help them. We want to protect those who cannot protect themselves....its everyones responsibility.
if we fail to help when its in our power, we are not being ethical.
After seeing children with FAS and crack babies, I don't think I can answer any other way but yes. A child may still have special needs, even if the mother ate perfectly well, didn't smoke or drink or do drugs, etc. while pregnant- But some special needs can be prevented.
I agree. Should outside parties decide how pregnant women are allowed to eat?
I don't think we can go that far. The best we can do is give guidelines. The majority of pregnant women do eat correctly and don't smoke and all that. Maybe doing drugs or drinking while pregnancy can be called child endangerment but even that is murky. I, personally, wouldn't want some social worker standing over my shoulder while I ate my lunch if I could get pregnant again.
Individual privacy supercedes prevention of child abuse by law vigilantes?