Pregnant and addicted, mothers in South Carolina find hope

“South Carolina’s state supreme court is alone in upholding the prosecution of pregnant women for the damage drugs might do to their unborn children. Across the country, local and state agencies have found ways to prosecute pregnant women for drug use, but the cases are often rejected by the courts. And judges in more than two dozen states have overturned decisions that criminalize pregnant addicts. In recent years, Missouri and North Dakota have ruled against charging pregnant women with neglect and endangerment.”

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/23/south.carolina.pregnant.addicts/index.html