The Silent Anguish of Pregnant Women Who Struggle With Addiction

Erica L. Sanchez @ Truthout - In early July, Mallory Loyola, 26, was charged with assault after her newborn girl tested positive for meth. Loyola is the first woman in the state to be arrested under a new Tennessee law that allows the state to criminally charge mothers for the illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant, if their children are harmed or addicted to the drug.  Read more.

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