The New York Times reports that Alabama has adopted a new law to prevent children from being exposed to drugs--in and out of the womb. The district attorney in Andalusia, AL argues that pregnant women should be prosecuted for using drugs, saying that "When drugs are introduced in the womb, the child-to-be is endangered." This concept of chemical endangerment of a child targets meth towns--municipalities with little diversion outside the chemical. Most often, these victims are white, poor, and young. Babies born with traces of drugs in their system provide evidence of the mother's drug use. State officials hold that they are protecting mothers and children, but those prosecuted think otherwise.
The article my be found here.
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