Drink and Drugs in Pregnancy: Can the Law Prevent Avoidable Harm to the Future Child?
(2007)
Journal Article
Cave, E. (2007). Drink and Drugs in Pregnancy: Can the Law Prevent Avoidable Harm to the Future Child?. Medical Law International, 8(2), 165-187. https://doi.org/10.1177/096853320700800203
Alcohol and drug misuse in pregnancy can cause long-term harm to the born-alive child. Where pregnant women decide to bring the foetus to term but resist medical treatment that will benefit them both, there are two ways in which the law might force i... Read More about Drink and Drugs in Pregnancy: Can the Law Prevent Avoidable Harm to the Future Child?.