When she went into labor in late 2014, Brittany Hudson couldn’t go to the hospital. The 24 year-old east Tennessee native had been abusing prescription drugs for years and knew that, under a new state law, if her baby was…
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Pregnant Drug Abusers Avoiding Maternity Wards
A year ago, when Tennessee passed a bill allowing women to be charged with assault if they use narcotics while pregnant, health advocates warned that the law would deter women from seeking vital medical care out of fear of being…
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