Drinking can harm a foetus, but court finds girl born with disorder wasn't victim of crime
A foetus is not 'a person', court rules. Scan by ShutterstockA young girl born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation from her mother drinking excessively while pregnant, the Court of Appeal has decided.
It was alleged that the child (called “CP” in proceedings) was born with the disorder...