In Wisconsin, the state’s fetal protection laws are slated to face their first constitutionality test in federal court. The case — in which a 12-weeks pregnant woman was handcuffed, placed in government custody and forced to submit to a drug withdrawal program for a drug all medical testing showed she was clear of — threatens to challenge the
To Protect Fetuses, Can We Lock Up Mothers? Court to Decide
By separating mothers from their unborn children, fetal protection laws are used in contravention of a woman’s privacy.