…women are being prosecuted for using marijuana… while pregnant following Roe’s repeal…
Wendy Bach, principal investigator of the report and professor at the University of Tennessee law school… “We learned that prosecutions in the year after Dobbs represent a high-water mark in pregnancy criminalization, following from increased suspicion and surveillance of pregnant people,” she said.
“It is significant that… in thirty-one of those eighty-six cases, the only allegation supporting prosecution was THC use,” the new report says. “Even more startling, in five of those cases, the court file included statements that the defendant had a medical marijuana card, indicating that she was being charged with taking legally prescribed medication.”
Original Article (Marijuana Moment):
Hundreds of women are being prosecuted for using marijuana or other drugs while pregnant following Roe’s repeal, report shows
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