Smoking while Pregnant

[Immortal Goat]

This is a complicated issue, to be sure, and I'm all for *restricted* abortions, but smoking while pregnant disgusts me. Here's my rationale:

Abortion, in my opinion, shouldn't be had by just anyone at any time. I think it's only ok within the first trimester, unless it is threatening to the mother's life to continue the pregnancy. However, a mother that isn't getting an abortion, but smokes, obviously wants that child to live. IF that child survives the mother's stupidity, there are many health problems that will surface within the child's life. The child will suffer throughout it's life because of their mother's inability to control herself.

Sure, you could make the same argument about abortion, but it would be stupid to. An abortion terminates life before the ability to feel is even present. Smokine while pregnant causes birth defects, and in some extreme cases, can even cause infantile addiction. Smoking while pregnant is worse than abortion, because it causes lifelong suffering, whereas abortion prevents life completely. I, for one, would rather be dead than have been born addicted to ciggarettes and later getting lung cancer all because my mom couldn't control herself.