Hypothetically speaking, if you are pregnant can they take your baby away if you

Elizabeth

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fail a drug test? If you are in court ordered drug counseling while you are pregnant and you fail a drug test for marijuana can social services take your baby away when it is born? No, I am not pregnant or a marijuana smoker, I'm just wondering about a conversation I had with someone today.
 
Yeah, in Indiana, if you fail ANY kind of drug or alcohol test, Child Protective Services will take the baby and the mother would go to jail for child abuse.
 
Actually, that would depend on the state in which you live. In MA, for example, a failed drug test for marijuana use is not sufficient grounds to remove a baby from its parents. However, if you are on a plan; meaning that you are under orders and fail to comply with the plan, you can be in danger of losing custody if there are other mitigating factors. Typically, it should be handled case-by-case, though it is not. Judges are frequently overwhelmed with repeat offenders and non-compliance, and tend to be more severe if you are non-compliant.
 
well 1- its not good to smoke while pregnant... it would be wise for her to quit... 2- they very well could, cause that would consider that person an unfit mother...
 
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