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Damn, It's Tough To Be A Pregnant Woman In Tennessee (Click here to read more)

David Garber
Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 12:07 pm
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Soon it's going to be a crime in Tennessee for a pregnant woman to take medications of any kind while pregnant.  In seeking to curb illicit use of drugs and alcohol by pregnant women, the Hog and Hominy State threw out the baby with the bathwater (pardon the pun) .
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The bill will criminalize pregnant women from using all medications including those for nausea, flu, mental health, pain, anxiety, high blood pressure, heart rate, or even alcohol or drug dependency meds. Sound crazy? Not so much in the eyes of Governor Bill Haslam who just signed the bill into law.
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The Tennessean:
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    Tennessee women who use drugs while pregnant can be criminally charged for harm done to their infants beginning July 1.
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