What do you do when someone tries to bring harm to you and your unborn child - and you don’t know until after the attempt?  A pregnant 17 year old girl unknowingly drank Gatorade that was laced with ProstaMate.  ProstaMate is used in cattle for different reasons, one of those reasons being to induce an abortion to the cow.  Her boyfriend and the father of her unborn baby gave her the tainted Gatorade and has now been charged, along with another juvenile and a 48 year old man, with attempted homicide, aggravated assault of an unborn child, endangering another person and at least a few more charges.

The teen gave birth to a healthy baby several months ago, despite the FBI confirming traces of this drug in the Gatorade container.  She had already consumed the drink, which supposedly had a single drop of the chemical, in March, 2008 when someone called her family and warned them of the possibility she might have drank poison.

The fact a 48 year old man seems to be the ringleader is more than disturbing.  He’s facing an additional charge of corruption of minors.  Instead of taking any action to stop these kids when they approached him for advice, he chose to provide assistance in the scheme with full knowledge of the potential repercussions.  This drug could have easily killed the girl, her fetus or both.  The potential also exists for breathing difficulties for anyone who consumes this substance.

Hopefully, if it hasn’t already been done, steps will be taken to ensure the father’s rights are terminated.  Although the baby has been tested and there’s been no damage found, long term effects remain to be seen - for both mother and child.

The one adult is now in jail and will remain until and unless he’s able to make bail.  The two boys will most likely go into a juvenile court and the girl who’s now raising a baby with the knowledge the father tried to harm the both of them will be spending a lot of time determining how she’ll ever be able to tell this to her child when the time comes.