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1997
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Expectant mothers Gravida Junkies (Drug addicts) Narcotic addicts Druggies Nulla poena sine lege doctrine Nullum crimen sine lege doctrine Women's work Embarazadas Gestantes Adictos a las drogas Consumidores de drogas Drogodependientes Toxicómanos Mujer Criminalisation Délit pénal Élément légal de l'infraction Légalité des délits et des peines Infraction pénale Incrimination pénale Femmes américaines États-uniennes Femme Drogués (personnes)Citer ce document
Jennifer Merchant, « Femmes « dangereuses » : la criminalisation de femmes enceintes toxicomanes », Revue Française d'Études Américaines, ID : 10.3406/rfea.1997.1686
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In the last decade, a growing number of pregnant women in the United States have been investigated and/or charged with transmitting drugs to a minor, that is to say, to the fetus they are carrying. This wave of criminalization procedures, in some cases translated into legislative measures, essentially involves indigent women from minority groups. Far from achieving the announced objective of improving fetal and newborn health, these punitive policies have had the adverse effect of forcing women who need both drug treatment and prenatal care to go into hiding.