08-17-2015, 04:02 PM
(08-16-2015, 11:30 PM)jakefromstatefarm Wrote: So you don't believe that a state has a right to charge a mother with a crime for the abuse of drug or alcohol consumption while pregnant?
I'm not suggesting that you condone the behavior, mind you. Just wanting to clarify whether you believe it's a crime or not.
By drugs, I assume you mean illicit drugs used during recreational drug use; marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, etc.
Those are already illegal.
If we're talking alcohol, if the woman is of legal drinking age it may or may not be a crime depending upon the state. Whether it is a crime or not, alcohol abuse during pregnancy is "AMA," against medical advice.
If a woman doesn't take her pre-natal vitamins, is that a crime?
