Consequences of 'Fetus' Worship and 'War on Drugs'

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Fri Jun 12 07:31:30 PDT 1998


At 10:17 PM 6/11/98 -0500, Yoshie wrote:
>Here's just another example of how sexism, racism, 'fetus' worship, and
>'war on drugs' have come to harm women and children. Bob Herbert writes in
>'Pregnancy and Addiction' (_NYT_ 11 June 1998):
>
>Last fall the Supreme Court of South Carolina, in a bizarre 3-to-2
>decision, ruled that a viable fetus is legally a "child" and that therefore
>a pregnant woman who does something detrimental to the fetus can be
>prosecuted for child abuse,

Wasn't similar ideas of "motherhood" adopted in Nazi Germany? And who says that the US is not a fascist country (Alex Cockburn of The Nation thinks so).

Regards,

Wojtek



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