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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 4 Dec 2014

    Child aged seven not entitled to compensation after mother drank excessively while pregnant, London court ruleshttp://bbc.in/1zntyYy 

    2:03 AM - 4 Dec 2014
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      2. Martin Walker‏ @MartinWalker666 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking who is being sued for compensation? surely the mother is responsible for her own body!

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Alyn Burke‏ @alyn1957 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @MartinWalker666

        @MartinWalker666 @BBCBreaking Not while she has another human inside her apparently :)

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Martin Walker‏ @MartinWalker666 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @alyn1957

        @alyn1957 @BBCBreaking i did not get that memo! thanks for letting me know. ;) so mothers can abuse their bodies & babies & we pay for that?

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Alyn Burke‏ @alyn1957 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @MartinWalker666

        @MartinWalker666 @BBCBreaking I suspect its a test case to see if the gov can absolve itself of paying Go after the cause for comp?

        2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
      6. Martin Walker‏ @MartinWalker666 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @alyn1957

        @alyn1957 @BBCBreaking where there's blame, there's a claim? wouldn't be surprised if one of the #AmbulanceChasing law firms are involved!

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      7. Alyn Burke‏ @alyn1957 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @MartinWalker666

        @MartinWalker666 @BBCBreaking An excellent point, and one with a ministers brother who's a non executive director perhaps.

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. shlomo cohen‏ @shlomocohen3 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking you just could not make that story up.Compensation solicitors after money again for themselves .!!

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      1. Mike  💬‏ @TheMikeKehoe 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @MarkLotinga

        @MarkLotinga @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Exactly what I thought! Bet it'd be paid by the taxpayer! It's not authorities fault if she drank!

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      1. Kenneth Armitage‏ @Dinostratus 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Mr Bumble to mind. So who pays for this 7 year old child who suffers with learning, memory and development problems?

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      2. paula‏ @Barnes234Paula 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @RoseyPoseyLou what sort of person would do this!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Eva‏ @RoseyPoseyLou 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @Barnes234Paula

        @Barnes234Paula @BBCBreaking One that doesnt deserve a child.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. paula‏ @Barnes234Paula 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @RoseyPoseyLou

        @RoseyPoseyLou @BBCBreaking no she bloody does not this is disgusting!! Xx

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      2.  ✨Kitty ✨‏ @fourplatekate 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Compensation? Why? Paid by who? Mother and child no doubt already living on the state welfare system. Charge with neglect?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Liv Cooper‏ @livcooper92 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @fourplatekate

        @fourplatekate she has been taken from her mother. The poor girl is severely disabled.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4.  ✨Kitty ✨‏ @fourplatekate 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @livcooper92

        @livcooper92 Your point being? Who would pay for compensation? The mother should be held responsible.

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      2. Ian Joyce‏ @joycie01 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking mother shud be charged with neglect tho in my book

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      4. Ian Joyce‏ @joycie01 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @ntfem

        @ntfem drinking excessively harms your body and therefore your baby, don't get me wrong a little drink I'm sure won't do any harm tho

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      6. Ian Joyce‏ @joycie01 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @ntfem

        @ntfem so it's perfectly ok to drink to excess wen pregnant and it doesn't cause any harm to your baby?

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      8. Ian Joyce‏ @joycie01 4 Dec 2014
        Replying to @ntfem

        @ntfem as I said, a drink shud be ok, but it shud be made illegal to drink excessively

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