| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Hundreds Prosecuted for Drug Use During Pregnancy in Year After Dobbs
USA. Hundreds Prosecuted for Drug Use During Pregnancy in Year After Dobbs
A new report from a reproductive rights organization finds that pregnancy-related prosecutions are at an all-time high in the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court decision that ended the nationwide right to abortion. And by far the most common criminal allegation facing pregnant people is that they used marijuana or other drugs during their pregnancies.
Some women are even being prosecuted for medical cannabis use as registered patients under state law. (Filter, USA, 04.10.2024)