La criminalización de las mujeres embarazadas que consumen drogas
Despite clear lack of intent to harm those whom they carry, drug-using pregnant women have been constructed de facto criminal perpetrators. However,drug use falls short of being prima facie evidence of intent to harm, particularly in social circumstances where drug-using economics are endemic. The c...
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| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. UNR
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://zonafranca.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ZonaFranca/article/view/106 |
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| Sumario: | Despite clear lack of intent to harm those whom they carry, drug-using pregnant women have been constructed de facto criminal perpetrators. However,drug use falls short of being prima facie evidence of intent to harm, particularly in social circumstances where drug-using economics are endemic. The cases in this article signal the limits of tolerance and the increasingly conditional nature of public welfare provision by raising the specter of a generation of urban mothers – and grandmothers - unable to care for their kids. These cases also reflect the policy- making role into which hospitals and the courts have stepped in the face of a legislative void. |
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