More than 40 pregnant, allegedly drug-using women in Alabama have been arrested and charged with "chemically endangering" the fetuses they carried. The chemical endangerment law was passed to create penalties for adults who bring children to drug labs, not to address the public health issues raised by pregnant women and drug use. The red markers on the map above show every county that has a jail or prison. The blue markers show the counties that have drug treatment programs that claim they provide services for pregnant or parenting women. NAPW thinks there is something wrong with this picture and we hope you do too..

Supreme Court of New Mexico Strikes Down State’s Attempt to Convict Woman Struggling with Addiction During Pregnancy.

Leading Physicians, Scientific Researchers, and Medical, Public Health, and Child Welfare Organizations Applaud Court’s Order

Leading Physicians, Scientific Researchers, and Medical, Public Health, and Child Welfare Organizations Oppose Treating Pregnant Women Who Give Birth in Spite of a Drug Problem as Felony Child Abusers