Pregnant Drug Users

SHOULD PREGNANT DRUG USERS BE PROSECUTED? Many of us are use to hearing about the “War on Drugs” or Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), but not every day we hear about groups trying to stop mothers from killing their unborn child. The method that these mothers are using to kill or permanently hurt their unborn child is by using drugs during their pregnancy. Should these women go to jail for murdering or should they get …

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