Fetal Abuse And Teratogen

Fetal Abuse and Teratogens
After reading the article about the possible legal ramifications for prenatal abuse, and teratogens in the book, I can see both sides of the argument. The concept behind DeJesus ' prosecution is often referred to as "fetal rights": the notion that unborn babies deserve the same legal protections as children (“Fetal Abuse”). Multiple women have been charged and went to jail for taking drugs while pregnant and giving birth to babies who test positive for the drug. From the outside looking in, it seems to me that any pregnant woman would avoid any possible teratogen, especially drugs. Women could justly be prosecuted for intentially doing illegal drugs while pregnant;regardless of whether or not the child is born …show more content…
Research on adult attachment is guided by the assumption that the same motivational system that gives rise to the close emotional bond between parents and their children is responsible for the bond that develops between adults in emotionally intimate relationships (“A Brief Overview of Adult Attachment Theory and Research”). We know that a mother’s role is vital in the survival of children; aside from the obvious physical needs, a child also needs emotional attention such as physical touch and attentiveness to emotional needs. The first emotional and physical touch a child experiences is when they are breastfed. After that, there is the classic rocking to calm the baby. I don’t remember being rocked obviously because of infantile amnesia, people cannot remember events prior to the age of three, but I know that my mother rocked me. I think that her rocking me has played a significant role in our attachment. I am very close with my mother, my most secure attachment is with her, and the assessment confirmed that. The assessment told me that my global attachment style was dismissing. People that have a dismissive attachment style tend to prefer their own autonomy (“Relationship Structures”). I agree that I do prefer to make decisions for myself, but this is because my parents have encouraged me to do so. I have a good relationship with them and have fond childhood memories, which has helped me have a secure romantic relationship. Physical touch is serious need of babies and this is made very clear because of the instance of nonorganic failure to thrive. "Rock A Bye Baby" documents how a retarded institutionalized infant of six months of age can have that retardation reversed when provided a loving substitute mother in an intense "one-to-one" relationship (“Rock-A-Bye Baby”). It is true; nothing compares to a mother’s love,