“Women who take illegal drugs while pregnant cannot be charged with child endangerment crimes for doing so…the Kentucky Supreme Court…held that such prosecutions are unlawful under the state’s Maternal Health Act of 1992, which expressly forbids charging women with a crime if they drink or do drugs during pregnancy ”
• Since alcohol use has been shown to be detrimental to the health of a fetus, should we make alcohol use by pregnant women a crime?
• Since tobacco use has been shown to be detrimental to the health of a fetus, should we make tobacco use by pregnant women a crime?
• If women were charged, what do you think is a reasonable punishment for consuming the chemicals during pregnancy?
