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Doctors Applaud End of Tennessee's Fetal Assault Law
The law was meant to deter drug abuse by threatening mothers with up to a year behind bars, while allowing them to avoid jail and have their assault convictions removed if they got drug treatment. It was also an experiment with a "sunset" clause, meaning it will expire this July because the law's supporters lacked the votes to extend it.
Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/6171/doctors-applaud-tennessees-fetal-assault
