What can happen to a fetus when a pregnant women drinks heavily during her pregnancy? It can lead to permanent, irreversible and incurable effects that will bring a lifetime of pain for both the child and the family. These permanent and unchangeable effects arise from a fetus attaining fetal alcohol syndrome from its mother. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a pattern of malformations and disabilities resulting from a pregnant woman drinking heavily during her pregnancy. …
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…decisions. FAS lasts a lifetime. It is costly and a heavy burden on whoever takes care of a FAS child. It also shows the mother is irresponsible when the child is diagnosed with FAS. How could anyone want to harm their unborn child? At least 7000 babies are born with FAS each year in the United Sates, from irresponsible mothers who had one to many drinks during their pregnancy. Many of these mothers are unknowingly damagi