Level:National
Concerning:A potential
policy that is being considered to help a problem/issue that
individuals/families face
Category:Health/Pregnancy
Why is this important’/how does this affect
individuals/families? Babies are born with neo-natal abstinence syndrome due to mothers exposing themselves to drugs while pregnant. This syndrome is a preventable problem that doctors and mothers are faced with every day.
My View: Indiana's attorney general, Greg Zoeller, is being ridiculed by many different groups for a supposedly expressing his opinion regarding mandatory drug testing for pregnant women. Although I do think that Zoeller has good intentions by suggesting such things be passed, I also think that it would open up a whole new can of worms relating to this issue. Regardless, I do think that something should be done regarding this situation in order to take preventative measures to ensure that healthier, drug-free babies are born. I definitely agree with Sue Ellen Braunlin's, co-president of Indiana's Religious Coalition for Reproductive Justice, stance on this issue, that mandatory drug testing will only discourage those who do have drug problems to get the proper care they need while pregnant, which ultimately could lead to worse outcomes. If drug testing is done I don't think it should necessarily be labeled "mandatory", but I think that if drug-use suspicion arises that it would only be fair to the unborn child for drug tests to be done to ensure that there is no further damage. This situation is such a horrible thought to imagine. It's sad to think how many children are born each year with the symptoms of this syndrome because of a selfish, careless mother. I just don't think it's fair that people with these types of problems think that it is okay to reproduce and negatively impact someone as innocent as a newborn baby's entire life. I think that if this law is passed, additional measures will need to be taken in order to help these mothers abusing drugs get help and on the right track so that more babies don't end up in foster care or adoption centers.
My View: Indiana's attorney general, Greg Zoeller, is being ridiculed by many different groups for a supposedly expressing his opinion regarding mandatory drug testing for pregnant women. Although I do think that Zoeller has good intentions by suggesting such things be passed, I also think that it would open up a whole new can of worms relating to this issue. Regardless, I do think that something should be done regarding this situation in order to take preventative measures to ensure that healthier, drug-free babies are born. I definitely agree with Sue Ellen Braunlin's, co-president of Indiana's Religious Coalition for Reproductive Justice, stance on this issue, that mandatory drug testing will only discourage those who do have drug problems to get the proper care they need while pregnant, which ultimately could lead to worse outcomes. If drug testing is done I don't think it should necessarily be labeled "mandatory", but I think that if drug-use suspicion arises that it would only be fair to the unborn child for drug tests to be done to ensure that there is no further damage. This situation is such a horrible thought to imagine. It's sad to think how many children are born each year with the symptoms of this syndrome because of a selfish, careless mother. I just don't think it's fair that people with these types of problems think that it is okay to reproduce and negatively impact someone as innocent as a newborn baby's entire life. I think that if this law is passed, additional measures will need to be taken in order to help these mothers abusing drugs get help and on the right track so that more babies don't end up in foster care or adoption centers.
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