title: Mother's rights can't be infringed to protect fetus, Supreme Court's landmark ruling states.
abstract: Cases involving child abuse have received wide coverage lately, as has a case involving possible risk to a fetus because of a mother's addiction to solvents. Lawyer Karen Capen discusses the legal issues facing doctors over the reporting of child abuse and outlines their obligations and responsibilities.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Capen
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D037141:Mandatory Programs; D009035:Mothers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028723:Personhood; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People; D012997:Solvents; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014933:Women's Rights
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents