A Stillborn Child, a Charge of Murder and the Disputed Case Law on 'Fetal Harm'

A Stillborn Child, A Charge of Murder and the Disputed Case Law on 'Fetal Harm'
Rennie Gibbs, a 16 year old in Mississippi when she gave birth to a stillborn child, is facing life in prison for taking cocaine during her pregnancy. Hers is among a burgeoning number of cases in which women are prosecuted for allegedly endangering …
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A stillborn child, a murder charge, and the disputed case law on 'fetal harm'
Mississippi has one of has one of the worst records for maternal and infant health in the U.S., as well as some of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease and among the most restrictive policies on abortion. … (NAPW) that …
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Should moms of 'drug babies' face charges?
The number of babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (or drug withdrawls) has increased tenfold over the last decade in the state, according to the Tennessee Health Department. There were 855 drug-dependent babies born last year, according …
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