SHOULD PREGNANT DRUG USERS BE PROSECUTED?

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 …

…to include viable fetuses” (Lewin). According to all the gathered information we just saw that both sides have their grounds in which to argue, but we must not let ourselves think that a mother cannot stop an addiction for something or someone like a son or a daughter. To let our future generation live a meaningful life, we must do what is right and prosecute mothers who abuse drugs or alcohol while they are pregnant.