2007-03-08 11:32:18 · 11 answers · asked by Naricca D 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
There are no legal ramification to taking illegal narcotics during pregnancy because a fetus is not a person under the law. There is no point during pregnancy at which a fetus becomes a person under the law, he/she is only considered a person once they are fully extracted from the womb AND have drawn breath.
However if a baby is born WITH narcotics in his/her system the mother can be charged with child endangerment, etc, etc.
2007-03-08 11:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's just as illegal to do drugs during pregnancy as it is when you aren't. The difference being, if you have a positive drug screen during pregnancy any other children you have could be removed from your home by social services. A home with drugs available is not a suitable/safe place for a child.
If you test positive when you are in labor - there is a good chance the baby could be removed from your care and placed in foster care.
The non-legal ramifications include deformaties, miscarriage, stillbirth. Cocaine and crack are especially good at causing extremely severe uterine contractions which basically blows the placenta off the uterine wall. Baby dies due to no blood supply, and mom could also die if they are not able to stop the bleeding from the placental site.
If you're worried about legal ramifications - I think you should ask yourself do you care about the baby. Is that hit of whatever you do really more important than your baby. There are plenty of places that counsel people regarding stopping drug usage. Check one out.
2007-03-08 11:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The outstanding court docket has already reported NO. in any different case, women folk might supply up searching for prenatal care and that could be worse. In maximum states, they attempt the toddler on the wellbeing facility. If the toddler is chanced directly to be useful for drugs, it somewhat is placed in shielding custody. If the toddler seems to have the wear linked with specific properly-known drugs, they are additionally placed into shielding custody. the mummy does not take the youngster living house until she's had a court docket listening to. If a pregnant lady replaced into to be prosecuted for unlawful drugs that harm her toddler, so could the daddy who knew she replaced right into a shopper and impregnated her besides. it somewhat is not gonna ensue. In a pair of states, courts have placed pregnant, addicted women folk into shielding custody for the size of their being pregnant. the shielding custody has been in line with their psychological ailments, not their drug abuse. on an identical time as, interior the lengthy run it replaced into large for the babies, it even have been given scientific look after those women folk. many of the time, they are incapable of looking after an toddler in spite of in the event that they weren't drug addicts. no person likes the area. offering loose, lengthy-term, honestly gained without prescription, delivery administration might according to risk help the area. whilst be conscious gets around that drug addicted women folk would be arrested as quickly as they go away the wellbeing facility, they'll supply up showing up there. wager what is going to ensue to the babies?
2016-10-17 22:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One possible legal ramification could be that you get arrested. Your baby could then be born in prison. After being born if the child has no family to go to it will become a child of the state.
2007-03-08 11:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by dh 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the state. If drugs are taken and detected during the pregnancy by a drug screen, the county may intervene and take the baby after delivery.
2007-03-08 11:44:26 · answer #5 · answered by Mika M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a little embarrassed to admit, however My sister in law smokes pot. When she got pregnant they did all of the normal tests and found THC in her system. They advised her of this. She quit smoking pot when she found out she was pregnant however she smoked it for so long on a daily basis that on her second dr. appt it was detected again and she was told they would give her until her next appt to test neg for THC otherwise they would notify childrens services. I know this for a fact, she told me this herself and was quite embarrassed to admit it (as I would be to) Hopefully you are not asking this for yourself, it is a very sad situation and I feel bad for anyone that feels they have to be high, drunk or doped up some other way just to get through the day.
2007-03-08 11:46:30 · answer #6 · answered by jgurl1979 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its murder and the baby could be born already addicted - ur not thinking about just urself anymore u thinking for 2 people - make the right decision
2007-03-08 11:39:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
none that are legal its more of a moral issue on why u would want to harm an unborn child for ur own kicks ...
2007-03-08 11:43:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just try not to....
....and if you were and you didn't know you were expecting , go and ask your G.P. - they will want to help,they won't judge/report you
or try a phone service
Samaritans or Frank in the U.K.
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2007-03-08 11:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by mesmerized 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You never know. That is why one should never take illegal drugs...ever.
2007-03-08 11:39:53 · answer #10 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋