No, but people kill them, and other people try to make them feel guilty for doing so. It's even done to recreational fishermen.

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Prenatal-abuse-monitoring-for-babies/2007/06/25/1182623772961.html

Victoria's Department of Human Services is monitoring the condition of 100 unborn babies whose mothers are exposed to violence, drugs or alcohol.

The revelation follows legal changes since April that allow at-risk unborn babies to be referred to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the first time, News Limited newspapers reported.

If a high-risk pregnant mother refuses assistance provided by DHS, her baby will be assessed in the maternity ward and could be taken from her.

Until the laws were changed, DHS officials had to wait for the unborn baby to be abused or neglected before it could act through the Children's Court.

Since then, 12 babies a week have been referred to DHS for assistance by families, hospitals, schools and welfare workers because of their mothers' situation, the report said.

Thirty more mothers have been reported to the Child First dob-in phone line.

oceanz wrote on Jun 25^th, 2007 at 11:53am:


something going on with this thread FD.