title: Pre(natal) crime: pregnant women, substance abuse and the law.
abstract: Should women who consume alcohol during pregnancy be seen as committing an offence against their foetuses? If we care about our future children, this is not the place to extend the criminal law.
authors.affiliation: Reader in Law and Director of the Centre for Ethics, Law & Society, Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, UK PriaulxN@cardiff.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Nicky
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Priaulx
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D066088:Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*; D007603:Jurisprudence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality* / Q000523:psychology; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000639:trends