Punishing pregnant drug-using women: Defying law, medicine, and common sense

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-244

  Flavin, Jeanne ^a   Paltrow, Lynn M ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Advocates for Pregnant Women   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Civil rights; Pregnancy; Women

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CHILD ABUSE; CIVIL RIGHTS; COURT; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DETENTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETAL RIGHTS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOLOGY; TOBACCO;

CIVIL RIGHTS; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 77951434951     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550881003684830     Document Type: Review

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