[Huck]

An interesting journey into prenatal law would be to introduce legislation defining cocaine use during pregnancy as child abuse.

[browardchad]

An interesting journey into prenatal law would be to introduce legislation defining cocaine use during pregnancy as child abuse.

Ah, but we must be understanding, and try to "ameliorate" the effects of cocaine use during pregnancy:

"It is important that in this research process, we avoid inadvertently labeling or stigmatizing large numbers of toddlers because of drug use by their mothers during pregnancy." -- Dr. Glen R. Hanson, Acting NIDA Director

Dear Doctor: It's too late. These children have already been permanently stigmatized by their mothers.

[blam]

"An interesting journey into prenatal law would be to introduce legislation defining cocaine use during pregnancy as child abuse."

Yup. One incident should warrant confinement until the child is born...and then, sterilization of the mother!

[AUgrad]

An interesting journey into prenatal law would be to introduce legislation defining cocaine use during pregnancy as child abuse.

Hasn't that been tried in some states?