Faced with a growing number of babies born addicted to drugs, Tennessee legislators enacted a new law intended to reduce the problem.
Signed into law by the state governor last week and effective July 1, it allows prosecutors to pursue criminal assault charges and potential jail terms if women bear children who are addicted or suffer other injuries because of the mom’s drug use, the Tennessean reports.
Gov. Bill Haslam says the new law has been carefully considered and is intended to encourage law enforcement officers and prosecutors to push pregnant women with substance abuse issues toward treatment.
It isn’t clear, however, that treatment is readily available for those who may lack the funds to pay for it or have job or family issues that prevent them from spending time at a treatment facility. And civil rights advocates, medical organizations and local doctors says the new law will likely aggravate the problem by deterring mothers from seeking prenatal care because of the threat of prosecution. Some also express concern about selective enforcement. Read More
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