Reader Response to Fetal Alcoholic Syndrome Disease

Last week, I discussed a tragedy that never gets the attention it deserves. That children born into a competitive world, are not born equal, and do not receive justice. They’re newborns with damaged brains, born to mothers who consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Angry readers of the column replied saying, “Thank you for reporting this matter”. A problem not familiar to many. An angry reader from Lethbridge, Alberta, writes, “This is one issue I cannot be silent on as it’s the highest level of child abuse. It must be viewed as criminal behaviour as these babies do not have a voice and enter this world with a huge developmental disadvantage due to the sins of their mother. I’m amazed that some of these women go on to have other brain damaged children, Somehow, this disaster has to be fixed”.