Alcohol causing brain damage - why was this not dealt with?

A child was born severely brain-damaged  because the mother was neckin a bottle of vodka a day - why was this allowed? Where was her social worker? Where was the doctor? I had 2 glasses of wine on my birthday when I was pregnant and I never forgave myself - also smoked two fags a day - doctors said 'it could be more harmful to stop smoking than to carry on' was worried about withdrawals and distressing a baby already being 'attacked' by violent, unwanted sex - horrible - but poor little mites - what inhabits the minds of these nutters to think it's OK to torture an innocent like this?  Why why why...


The independent wrote

'However, two leading women’s charities have warned that it could set a legal precedent to prosecute women who drink while pregnant.
Lawyers acting for the council seek to prove that the child’s birth mother’s excessive drinking was a violent crime that should be recognised under the Government’s Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme, which awards compensation to people hurt by a violent crime'- meanwhile...................


Andrew Peterson, a 21-year-old Special Olympian born with fetal alcohol syndrome, was a finalist for for a cover contest. See Runner’s World on his Facebook page called “Andrew Peterson Goes for the Gold.”
21-year-old Special Olympian born with fetal alcohol syndrome, as a finalist for its cover contest. Peterson announced his finalist position in Runner’s World on his Facebook page called “Andrew Peterson Goes for the Gold. Andrew is a Special Olympian born with fetal alcohol syndrome, as a finalist for its cover contest. Peterson announced his finalist position in Runner’s World on his Facebook page called “Andrew Peterson Goes for the Gold.”

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