he FASD problem will continue to be swept under the rug. But I hope my column will alert everyone to the potential dangers of alcohol during pregnancy.
Readers’ Response to Drinking Mothers and Brain-Injured Children
I recently reported that in the U.S. every year 40,000 children are born suffering with fetal alcoholic syndrome disease (FASD). In Canada there are 300,000 living with this problem. I asked, “Why doesn’t this human tragedy get as much attention as drunk driving?” And “Should some of the women involved be sterilized?” I’ve received a ton of responses.
