Pregnant women drinking

Here's an interesting debate over whether bars should refuse to sell alcohol to pregnant women.

The scenario has happened in real life -- well, at least once -- and it's attracted strong opinions on both sides.

There's the argument that in a society driven by the blame game, bars and restaurants should be overly cautious in covering their backs. Serve alcohol to a pregnant woman and she might slap you with a lawsuit if her baby is born with a birth defect.

On the other side of the debate, there's an equally compelling case for keeping women's bodies outside the realm of community property.

I've occasionally seen pregnant women drinking locally. Is it a little strange? Yes. Would I ever confront them? No.

Then again, things would probably be different if I had to serve them or purchase alcohol for them.

Where do you stand?

(via Lemondrop)