The mother at the center of the case was using opioid painkillers and cannabis when she became pregnant in 2016. A Pennsylvania court last week ruled that using drugs during pregnancy doesn’t count as child abuse, siding with a mother whose baby was taken by the state in 2017. At the heart of the case… Continue reading Pennsylvania's Top Court Issues Ruling About Drug Use During Pregnancy
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Decide If Prenatal Drug Use Is Child Abuse
A lengthy legal battle has been waged by the state against a mother whose newborn was hospitalized for 19 days to treat drug withdrawal. The highest court in the Keystone State this week heard arguments on the divisive matter of whether prenatal drug use counts as child abuse. Attorneys for child protective services framed it… Continue reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court To Decide If Prenatal Drug Use Is Child Abuse