Fighting for the Right to Drink. During Pregnancy.

November 29, The New York Times:

Julia Moskin writes of lack of evidence that moderate alcohol consumption can be harmful to the unborn children of pregnant mothers. The article also addresses moderate consumption of allegedly threatening foods and drinks.

In the article, women and doctors discuss whether it is really necessary to abstain from alcohol entirely during pregnancy, and most are doubtful.

But the question that popped into my head while reading this is, why is it so hard to give up alcohol for nine months? Is doubt of how harmful it can be reason enough not to abstain? Perhaps our nation has a drinking problem. Just a thought.