Monitoring motherhood

Monitoring motherhood

In Whitner v. State (1996), the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Cornelia Whitner for criminal neglect for taking cocaine during her pregnancy. The holding represents a substantial incursion into the liberty interests of pregnant women, and therefore of all potentially pregnant...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Yale law journal 1996-12, Vol.106 (3), p.935-844
1. Verfasser: Dubler, Ariela R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Babies
Child abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Cocaine
Criminal liability
Fetuses
Imprisonment
Law
Laws, regulations and rules
Mother and child
Motherhood
Mothers
Pregnancy
Roles
Sex equality
Society
State court decisions
State courts
State laws
Unborn children (Law)
Whitner, Cornelia
Women's role
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:In Whitner v. State (1996), the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Cornelia Whitner for criminal neglect for taking cocaine during her pregnancy. The holding represents a substantial incursion into the liberty interests of pregnant women, and therefore of all potentially pregnant women, in South Carolina.
ISSN:0044-0094
1939-8611