TY - JOUR T1 - Motherhood and Apple Pie: A UK Perspective on Mothers Who Misuse Drugs JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 204 LP - 207 VL - 45 IS - 2 AU - Gwen M. J. Adshead Y1 - 2017/06/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/45/2/204.abstract N2 - In this commentary, I explore two questions raised by Angelotta and Appelbaum's study. First, I offer an English legal perspective on the protection of children from their mothers, looking at both civil (family) and criminal law. Second, I discuss the idealization of motherhood that is implied by the prosecution of pregnant women; the denigration of those who fail this ideal; and the way that idealization and denigration contribute to injustice for women. I conclude by offering comments on the implications for those assessing women accused of harming their unborn child. ER -