Tennessee mom arrested for taking drugs while pregnant

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This is an old story but I didn't see any conversation on it. It was linked to by an article describing a similar case in Wisconsin and the outcry by the ACLU and many others.

Tennessee mom busted under new drug law after baby tests positive for meth - NY Daily News

I certainly think there should be an effort to protect these unborn children and their negligent parents should be held accountable. But I don't know if the application of this law is the best way to do it. Will this truly cause meth-addicted mothers to find ways to terminate their pregnancies early? A miscarriage won't land them in jail. Will they not go to the hospital to deliver the baby?

In this case, the woman avoided jail time by a plea deal and entered into a rehab program and was put on probation. Probably the best possibly outcome and a "sentence" that I think is probably the recommended one in cases like this.
 
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laws like this wont deter anyone who is a junkie already. Meth addicted mothers will only see one thing, their next fix.
 
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davethevol said:
Part of the plea deal should have been mandatory neutering for the couple. That should be a real option in any case where parents are criminally neglegent in a child's death.
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It's their human right to procreate. It is also their right under the socialistic .gov to have somebody else pay for any and all care for the mess they create.
 
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Gentlemen, it is wrong of you to tell a woman what she can or cannot do to her body. Her reproductive system like all her bodily systems is hers and hers alone. The fact that meth has a harmful effect on the parasitic mass of tissue invading her uterus is inconsequential. The mass isn't human. It has no inalienable rights bestowed upon it by a "Creator" or by the Constitution. Additionally the war on drugs is a failure. It is a farce. It serves to only empower our imperial overlords known as police and line the pockets of wall street "correctional institution" millionaires.

Please update your outdated, patriarchal thinking which only serves to protect the racist, misogynistic culture in which we live. Thank you.
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
laws like this wont deter anyone who is a junkie already. Meth addicted mothers will only see one thing, their next fix.
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Same can be said about alcoholics and various pill addiction.

I agree it will not deter the majority of these women. It is a sad situation.
 
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SpaceCoastVol said:
It's their human right to procreate. It is also their right under the socialistic .gov to have somebody else pay for any and all care for the mess they create.
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It's their human right until they abuse that right. This a situation where the government should step in.
 
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davethevol said:
It's their human right until they abuse that right. This a situation where the government should step in.
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Can't have that. Sorry. It would weaken the democrat voting base.

In all seriousness, I agree. The plea deal should have included neutering. But.. that is viewed by some as being Hitler-esque. I am surprised that your post hasn't been jumped on pretty hard as of yet. You know.. she made a mistake and all... she won't do it again... yada yada yada.

It is just another example of why socialism.. .Barry Care... all the things that the country is having rammed down it's throat right now are really really really bad ideas.
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
The irony of 'conservatives' supporting eugenics is as depressing as it is funny.
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And what do you suggest, oh wise bartender? Should the people that already destroyed one child's life due to their drug use continue to have more children that they won't take care of either? What do you propose?
 
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davethevol said:
And what do you suggest, oh wise bartender? Should the people that already destroyed one child's life due to their drug use continue to have more children that they won't take care of either? What do you propose?
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I would suggest that people are capable of change, oh wise you-haven't-told-anyone-what-you-do-for-a-living-yet-you-lob-grenades-at-my-side-gig.

Douchenugget.
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
I would suggest that people are capable of change, oh wise you-haven't-told-anyone-what-you-do-for-a-living-yet-you-lob-grenades-at-my-side-gig.

Douchenugget.
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Great news, I found your long lost brother after posting that pic you posted awhile back, gotta admit he's the spitting image of you. The elongated forehead was a dead giveaway...😝
 

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FLVOL69 said:
Great news, I found your long lost brother after posting that pic you posted awhile back, gotta admit he's the spitting image of you. The elongated forehead was a dead giveaway...😝
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<---- The proof is in the pudding. I'm a handsome, bacon wielding devil.
 
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