You'll Pry This Drink From My Cold....

The Times of London as well as assorted Tory women seem to have embarked on a strange crusade against the Blair "nanny state."

"pure nonsense"
"new alarm"
" Why does it always have to be the lowest common denominator that sets the standard?"

And the aspect of the state that has gotten them so worked up...........A British Department of Health guideline that pregnant women should abstain from alcohol.
That's it.

"Our advice is simple: avoid alcohol if pregnant or trying to conceive," she said. "This advice could also be included on alcohol packaging or labels. The advice now reflects the fact that many women give up drinking alcohol completely during pregnancy. It is now straightforward and stresses that it is better to avoid drinking alcohol altogether."

But in the "drink to you're drunk" culture of the British Isles that is felt to be putting some insurmountable burden on the women of the land. Or as this Times writer puts it...

When I was newly pregnant the thought of not drinking for the next nine months seemed more daunting to me than the prospect of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Without legs.

OK.....maybe "The Snapper" wasn't an exaggeration.