I think that “Shackled and pregnant: Wis. case challenges 'fetal protection' law,” was an interesting article because I learned a lot from it. It is unfortunate that a woman who was having a baby, and did not have support, was unable to enjoy her pregnancy. According to the article because Alicia Beltran told her doctor about her past drug use, she ended up going to court, losing her job, and was abandoned by her family in her time of need. While the fetus is getting support from the mother through prenatal care, the court, the doctor, the social worker, and advocates for fetus’ rights, Alicia Beltran is lacking it.
According to “Shackled and pregnant: Wis. case challenges 'fetal protection' law,” Beltran admitted that she took Subsaxone, which is a drug that is used to help someone not rely on Percocet, according to the article. She did not have enough money or health insurance to afford Subsaxone, according to the article, so she used some of…show more content… After the physician’s assistant and social worker recommended to Beltran that she should continue with the treatment, under a doctor’s care, she refused to do so. She got arrested a few days later. People who were supposed to help her were people who ended up getting her in trouble. Pertaining to the Wisconsin law, Alicia from what I read in the article, was not abusing drugs when she became pregnant, in fact she was decreasing her drug use. Because she wanted to use Subsoxone this shows that she had self-control, and did not want to rely on Percocet any longer. She did not have money, and she voluntarily went to get prenatal care. When she went to the hospital for a prenatal check-up, the doctor said that her baby was okay. I think that it is interesting that even though the court, social worker, and doctor want to keep the baby safe, they put the mother of the child, who is carrying the child through emotional stress. She eventually had to go to a drug treatment
