PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Adshead, Gwen M. J.
TI  - Motherhood and Apple Pie: A UK Perspective on Mothers Who Misuse Drugs
DP  - 2017 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 204--207
VI  - 45
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/45/2/204.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/45/2/204.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2017 Jun 01; 45
AB  - 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.