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Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Wed May 27 12:23:51 1998 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" Previous message: Harrison Sheld: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" In reply to: Harrison Sheld: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" Next in thread: art fougner, md: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" Reply: art fougner, md: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" Reply: Betty Rommel, MD, PhD: "Sterilize the Fetus Abusers" Yes but what of tobacco? just because it is legal doesn't mean it is any less devastating. yet i don't see them lining up smoking gravidas and herding em off to detention. they make choices too, witness the warning on the pack. yes it is a complex issue but the criminal justice system is not the answer. as was posted previously, all we'll do is drive them underground and away from prenatal care. at the same time, this is a chilling development in a free society. this was tried with brutal consequences in a large uncontrolled trial in europe in the 40's. and i thought the refrain was Never Again. we should all be outraged by what has transpired. sorry but my 60's upbringing is showing again. art At Wed, 27 May 1998, Harrison Sheld wrote: > >As in most controversies we would all be better served with reliable >data. The knock on criminalizing drug abusive behavior has been that >patients are reluctant to present for prenatal care for fear of being >punished, thereby having a negative impact on maternal and perinatal >M&M. We need to know how many patients changed their behavior because of >potential punishment and stopped drug abuse. My experience has been that >patients are aware they will be tested, and quit drugs until after >delivery. On the other hand, how many patients have been persuaded to >quit and steered clear of drug abuse through education efforts? Which >strategy is more effective? -- art fougner, md SonoScan/Genetic Sciences forest hills, ny evsono@pipeline.com Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" Previous message: Harrison Sheld: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" In reply to: Harrison Sheld: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" Next in thread: art fougner, md: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" Reply: art fougner, md: "Re: Fetus Abuse - Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling" Reply: Betty Rommel, MD, PhD: "Sterilize the Fetus Abusers"

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