Punishment, treatment, empowerment: Three approaches to policy for pregnant addicts.

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  • Author(s): Young, Iris Marion
  • Source:
    Feminist Studies. Spring94, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p33. 25p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      PREGNANT women; DRUG abuse
    • Abstract:
      Reflects on the policy approaches to pregnant women who are habitual drug users. Sexist and racist implications of a punishment approach; Ethics of care and treatment as a moral framework for social policy; Foucauldian suspicions of treatment; Empowerment approach as a parental model of an ethic of care.