should people have the right to refuse to serve alcohol to pregnant women?

Where is that pregnant woman I will give her a beating of one or two. Just kidding. The bartender is concern of the health of the fetus. How could the mother has no concern at all? She is heartless. She is not deserving to be a mother.

There is no law anywhere that says that a pregnant woman should not be served alchohol. I too wish there was such a law. I think the boss was right in what he said.

I also think they should have the right. What a touchy subject!

Obviously, this is a question between law and moral.Actually,everywhre can we encounter such kind of things, which are justice in moral but are not sustained by an existing law.In my opinion.since there is no such a law and pregnant women are adults with complete rights to deal with their own businesses, therefore,batenders dont have this right and I think the way out is to promulgate a law to forbid pregnant women to drink and smoke.

most of the places ive ever been in, there is a very visible easy to read sign that reads "we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason" no way to sue for descrimination on that one.. ..;nods;..

They definitely should have the right, the same as refusing to serve an obviously intoxicated person. There are some times when people have to be protected from themselves.

The bar owner does not has a conscience and moral values. What if it was his own sister or wife? Would he let her drink? He is just irresponsible. I would prefer to be fired than work for such a person. I think your co-worker was right for not serving her drinks. I would not do something against my conscience no matter what he consequences are.

Ummm, unless I've been living in the closet for far to long, a business no matter what type it is, it is well within it's rights to refuse service to anyone or anything for whatever reason they see fit. And although a silly reason, the bartender could have very well refused service to the woman, just for not liking her. To me it sounds as if the owner of the bar was only thinking of the money the woman would bring in for purchasing as many drinks as she did. Yes, a lawsuit may have arisen out of it, but the business would be protected under their right to refuse service to anyone, and the woman would not have won. Anyone with half a brain in their skull would have refused service to this woman, but than again money talks, and talks loudly unfortunately. I feel sorry for that baby she is carrying.

I can see both sides.The bar tender wants to insure that the unborn baby is not being harmed. And I can see where a grown adult would take offense to anyone telling her what to do and not to do with her baby.I guess the best the bartender could do is stop her after the 4th or 5th drink, like she would with anyone else getting drunk at the bar.

You know I never thought about anything like this. I just always assumed that people tried their best to do right by their children and if they were going to do something as stupid as that, they would do it at home. I think that anyone who sees a mother drinking while pregnant should have the right to call the police and have that mother arrested and put in a facility where the mother can be monitored until the baby is born. Then after the baby is born, it should be taken away immediately and the mother should then be arrested for child abuse. Although, I realize that this is probably only wishful thinking, I really think it is a good idea.

I have a friend that did the same thing. She likes to drink and she likes to have kids...the two don't always go together. I've gotten onto her several times while she was pregnant about drinking and after I get on her she finally agrees not to drink anymore while she's pregnant. I've tried to get her to stop smoking as well while she's pregnant but she won't listen. I know it's her body, her baby and her choice but to me the baby should have a choice as well and since it can't very well stand up for itself...someone has to. If she gets mad at me, oh well, she'll get over it. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG AND TRUST IN GOD**[/b]

I would refuse to serve her. I would serve her one drink, but i wouldn't serve her anymore than that and i would probably humiliate her if she wanted to carry on about it. I think drinking when you are pregnant is so cruel and would simply tell her to move onto another pub or drink at home if she wants to risk her childs life. I'm sure you would be well within your rights to do so. It is a liability having a heavily pregnant woman consume alot of aclohol on your premises. If she miscarried or went into labour and their were somplications it would probably be able to be turned on you for serving her anyway.

No, they have no right to refuse to serve a woman a drink because she pregnant. Yes, drinking can be harmful to a baby but that is a decision the mother has to make. In today's world here in America we are losing our right's every day and the scary thing is we just except it. If she wishes to drink it's her choice.

I think one should be able to refuse. It's not just the pregnant woman's life we are talking about here, but an unborn baby that cannot speak for itself. Besides the fact that, in the US, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if something happened to the baby and she came back and sued the establishment for providing the beverages that caused the harm to the baby. Granted, I'm sure this woman would have either moved on to another bar or bought her own somewhere else, but at least I would want to know I didn't do anything to cause a problem with the innocent baby.

I thought a bar could reserve the right to refuse service to any one.... I can see not being able to say no in a store (it could be for some one else, ie husband/roommate) who just can't seem to make it but if she's right there drinking them I don't see where the question is.... Did the bar tender at least weaken the drinks as much as possible?

It's insane, but it's the truth. You can't forbid anyone to have a drink (or several, for that matter). That's one of the reason why I never would want to work in a bar. I would not want to life knowing I put the life of an innocent child in danger. have a nice day

I think in this day and age they should have the right. If the baby is born with a birth defect, I'm sure the mother will end up suing the bar and it will become a national debate. Just because she wants to do something stupid doesn't mean anyone else should be forced to participate. Just like if someone is very intoxicated, the bartender can refuse service, if they suspect you are underage you can refuse service, so why not allow refusal for obviously pregnant women?

While the mother in this situation should clearly be thinking of her baby, that's not always the case. To answer your question though, the bartender and the restaurant has the right to refuse service to anyone at any time without fear of a discrimination suit.

she didn't have good sense to start with. i admire your friend for caring enough to ask, i thought they could refuse service to anyone anywhere if they thought they needed to.

I think this must be done, but the problem is how will you know if the woman is pregnant aside from her big tummy???