Shackled and pregnant: Wis. case challenges ‘fetal protection’ law – NBCNews.com (blog)
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Shackled and pregnant: Wis. case challenges 'fetal protection' law
NBCNews.com (blog) At the center of Beltran's case is a 1997 Wisconsin law that grants courts authority over the fetus of any pregnant woman who “habitually lacks self-control” with drugs and alcohol “to a severe degree” such that there is “substantial risk” to the … Wisconsin Woman Challenges Fetal Protection Law Pregnant woman fights Wisconsin's fetal protection law Wisconsin Fetal Protection Law Hit With Legal Challenge |
