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Drinking during pregnancy could be made illegal
PUBLISHED November 12, 2014A local authority in the north-west of England appeals a ruling that drinking during pregnancy does not constitute a criminal offence.
The unnamed council is seeking compensation from the mother of a child (now in its care) who developed foetal alcohol syndrome as a result of her drinking.
It claims the woman committed a criminal act under the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861.
(Judgment has been reserved.)
NB: Reporting restrictions prevent broadcast of anything that could identify the child - this includes the identity of the mother and the area and local authority in question, other than to say they are in the north-west of England.
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