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Peer reviewedFarr, Kathryn Ann – Crime and Delinquency, 1995
Discusses efforts to criminalize fetal abuse, harm caused from a pregnant woman's use of illegal drugs. Such efforts have typically failed to withstand judicial scrutiny. Suggests that criminal prosecution for fetal abuse relies on questionable procedures, is unevenly applied, and may keep women from seeking drug treatment or prenatal care. (LKS)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Criminal Law, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
