Drunk Mommy

A Polish woman was recently arrested after showing up at the hospital in the delivery process. Why the cuffs? Because her blood alcohol concentration was .12 (that's the equivalent of a six pack of beer, minimum.) Her baby was delivered with a BAC of .29-a level over three times the U.S. legal limit for DWI, if that gives you an idea of the amount of booze this poor baby had.

The mother could face up to five years in prison for child endangerment, even though physicians say the baby seems to be doing fine.

Is there anything more selfish than a mother who can't put down the booze or the crack pipe or the needle? Or, is it not selfishness and simply addiction? Either way, let's weigh this out... a child may suffer a lifetime from fetal alcohol syndrome... but the mom who did that to the child gets only five years max in the slammer?

A person can slap a child and be charged with battery, but a child being forced to drink it's mother's booze gets no choice. Just terribly sad.

I think most people are advanced enough to understand alcohol consumption during pregnancy is wrong. If not, let this Polish woman's situation be a reminder – when one is pregnant, they have a simple duty: protect the baby at all costs. Someone needs to get the memo to this mom.