September 30, 2014

NATIONAL ADVOCATES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN SEEKS PLAINTIFFSTO CHALLENGE ALABAMA LAW USED TO ARREST AND PROSECUTE PREGNANT WOMEN

Since 2006, more than 130 Alabama women who became pregnant and tested positive for a controlled substance have been arrested under the theory that a pregnant woman’s uterus is a dangerous “environment” no different from a methamphetamine lab.

Analysis of Alabama's Senate Bill 31
March 21, 2012

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MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA- On Friday, attorneys asked the court for permission to file an amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief in the case A.K. v. Alabama (Docket: CR-09-0485) on behalf of twenty-four public health advocates, organizations and experts.

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June 18, 2008

Amicus Brief in Alabama Circuit Court