WAR ON WOMEN: Tennessee Arrests First Mother Under Its New Pregnancy Criminalization Law

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114. Seriously?

Of course blowing smoke in the face of a baby is bad. Anyone doing that should be referred to Child Protective Services. Once a child is born, it is important that the government do what it can to insure a decent childhood.

And of course, I wouldn't recommend smoking anything during pregnancy. So, yeah it is "bad".

Criminalizing which one? If a woman is reported for raising a child in a drug environment, the state can take the child out of that environment. They don't arrest the woman for "assault".

Smoking anything one week before delivery isn't grounds to arrest someone for "assault". There was no person assaulted. There more than likely was no harm done to the fetus.

Yes criminalizing it is part of the right's war on women. Women have to have a drug test at delivery--that's a basic violation of rights. If the drug test comes back positive they are arrested on a specious claim of "assault" where there is ZERO proof any harm was done to the fetus.

That is a partial, honest answer.