Lawmakers narrowly reject criminal penalties for drug use while pregnant; experts prefer Plans of Safe Care

A local lawmaker’s attempt to criminalize controlled substance use while pregnant was narrowly defeated this month after a state committee heard overwhelming testimony against it.

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