A fetus doesn’t have the enzyme, ADH, to metabolize alcohol. Thus very little amounts can have great impact on them. Especially in the first trimester when every organ system is developing.

This is legitimate advice. If you are unwilling to have responsible sex then you should protect a potential fetus from exposure to alcohol. Obviously the CDC found the societal cost of fetal alcohol syndrome high enough to educate the general public about this. It’s not about shame, it’s not about controlling women,…