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| Topic | Should the mothers of children with FAS or NAS face some sort of punishment? |
| darkknight109 06/24/21 11:43:58 PM #31: | Apropos to the topic at hand: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/24/pregnant-woman-charged-prescription/ tl;dr - a woman in Arkansas is being charged with a felony because her newborn tested positive for opioids. The reason? She had a prescription for painkillers to treat her chronic pain. She's being charged for prescription fraud even though: a) She filled the prescription legally b) She was not asked by her doctor if she was pregnant when he gave her the prescription The prosecutor is suggesting that she intentionally withheld her pregnancy from her doctor in order to get the prescription, but it was a prescription she's had since before she became pregnant. This is why automatically charging someone whose child has FAS/NAS is not necessarily a good idea. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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