"Right, and she isn't totally through school yet now is she?" - Just about. End of this school year she's finished and graduated. Oh happy time. :3 The school has no plans of incrementing any changes to pregnancy education as well. Zip, zero, nadda. Not every school teaches the same thing.
"Too bad neither of those links show that mercury is of as great or greater risk than substances, and thus do not prove your point. GG Fail." - Weigh the problems of the two, genius.
Mercury: Serve nervous damage, brain damage, lung damage, vision damage, hearing damage, hearing loss, learning disabilities, lower intelligence, and sluggishness.
Alcohol: FAS, FAE.
Compared to each other, they are both just as bad. The main problem with mercury, is that'll affect a vast number of women. Even the non-'irresponsible bitches' because it's widespread. 21% of women in NC have mercury levels in their systems that exceed the federal health standard.
http://healthandenergy.com/fetal_mercury.htm