I don't completely disagree with this new law. But it does need to be revised. The testing should be done at different intervals in the pregnancy, not after the baby is born. What good does that do, the damage is already done by then. My baby was taken from me 24 hours after she was born. She was perfect, not addicted to anything, a good healthy weight, and no problems. Yet I was still robbed of hospital photo's, the braclet, all the certificates, and everthing that should go into her baby book, all because I smoked a little pot while I was pregnant. So now I will have to explain to her why her picture doesn't match the rest of the kids' and why she has blank pages in her book. I still don't have custody of her even though she is in my care, partially, I'm not allowed to be left alone with her. I have never done anything to hurt any of my children, and I've had 3 others, not to mention the ones that I misscarried, or buried.
As I've said, Garrett's law needs refined, I understand that there are many women out there that put harmfull drugs in her body while pregnant, but if they are caught early, and told about the law, most of them would quit what they are doing, for fear of loosing thier babies, and if they don't quit, then do something about it, before the baby is harmed. You can't wait untill after the baby is born, then punish the baby, mother, and thier families.
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