You Motherfucker, You Shouldn't Be Doing Crack?

The former executive editor of the New York Times, a guy named Abe Rosenthal, writes a column titled The Poisoned Babies. He asks authorities to suspend parental rights for women who are addicted to crack. And it causes them not to seek medical treatment that allows them to provide adequate care for their babies. There's evidence as to what happens when you do that. But data suggests the real harm comes from driving these women away from treatment and inadequate medical care,. which is what causes problems for the baby more than anything else.