Posted on 06/10/2008 6:01:09 PM PDT by RDTF
A mother who was intoxicated during her labor at a Polish hospital gave birth to a baby girl who was almost 15 times over the country's adult drunk-driving limit, Agence France-Presse is reporting.
The baby girl, born Monday, had a blood alcohol level of 0.29 percent. Poland's drunk driving limit is 0.02 percent, according to the report.
-snip-
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Win!
What does this translate to for an adult? 1 adult beverage? two?
She was simply exercising her right to abortion through alcohol poisoning. The Polish government needs to get with the times.
re: gave birth to a baby girl who was almost 15 times over the country’s adult drunk-driving limit
Well this should be an easy one. It can’t be that difficult to keep a newborn from getting behind the wheel. Next problem.
A .02 limit is exactly where the United States is headed if MADD has its way.
I think it’s safe to say there will be a full ride scholarship that this kid will NOT be getting 18 years hence. Talk about FALS!
|
“What does this translate to for an adult? 1 adult beverage? two?”
Probably one drink every 2.5 hours.
It ain’t much. But .29 is falling down drunk for anyone but a hardcore alcoholic. Amazing the baby is alive, I just pray there’s no permanent damage.
PS, Mom should be caned for that.
http://www.gadling.com/2007/08/09/driving-drunk-legal-limits-vary-by-country-in-europe/
But in Europe, the laws are different. And, they vary by country. Those same three drinks that are okay to consume in England, for example, will put you behind bars in most other European countries. And, in places like the Czech Republic and Hungary, a single drink will do the trick.
Certainly the best advice is DON’T DRIVE if you are drinking—especially on the unfamiliar roads of a foreign country. If you are dumb enough to do so, here is a short list of legal limits by country. But please, let me know when you’re visiting so I can stay off the roads.
0.08 = UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta (same as the United States)
0.05 = Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain
0.04 = Lithuania
0.02 = Norway, Poland, Sweden
Zero tolerance = Estonia, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary
I’m opposed to drunk driving and never do it myself, but 0.02 seems like an awfully low limit. To let a baby drive, however, even sober, is totally unacceptable.
She must’ve been watching old “Roseanne” re-runs where she says, “I quit smoking and drinking for FOUR whole months when I was pregnant with you!”
Seriously...prayers up for that baby, should she live. I’ve volunteered to rock/care for ‘Crack Babies’ at our local hospital in the past and it’s certainly no fun for them.
1 glass of wine per hour will put a 125-pound female at .03. So legally intoxicated in Poland.
Birth canal beer bong?
Leave Brittany alone!
“But .29 is falling down drunk for anyone”
A-yup, I’d say. That’s about the equivalent of a 200-lb man taking down 13 pints in 2-hours. Or about 1.6 gallons!
:) An average night’s drinking for this woman, no doubt!!
Wonder what the legal hash limit is in Sweden. These are things that should be in travel guides.
I think that 0.02% is about an average cough medicine dosage.
It’s a very low limit- in most places in North America the limit is .08-.12.
I thought this was a going to be a story about a new addition to the Kennedy family.
I’m not an expert but sounds like the poor child will have to go thru detox and is born an alcoholic.
So according to your opinion, if someone has one drink with dinner and then drives home they are DUI?
Did she ask for a little nip?
Next problem, sure. How about severe mental retardation and deformities for the poor baby?
Geez, don't have any Nyquil the night before you go to work. That stuff is 50 proof alcohol.
i got no opinion me i’m a FOB so i cant drink at all
Just one drink. I was talking to some Schlumberger employees at a geological society lunch a few weeks ago, and they said Schlumberger has a .03% limit while working or being on duty.
0.02??? Good God, you could eat a jelly donut and ferment enough alcohol naturally to reach 0.02%.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.