When Morning Sickness Becomes a Crime: How States Are Quietly Criminalizing Pregnancy
- jwatson1211
- Aug 25, 2025
- 1 min read
Imagine using a legal substance to manage severe morning sickness—then being labeled a child abuser.
That’s exactly what happened to Keeva Rossow, a woman in Idaho who used marijuana during pregnancy to treat nausea after prescription meds failed. She gave birth to a healthy baby, yet was added to the state’s Child Protection Central Registry—a list usually reserved for people who physically harm children.
Rossow is now at the center of a powerful class-action lawsuit challenging Idaho’s treatment of prenatal cannabis use as child abuse. And she’s not alone—hundreds of women across the country are being swept into similar registries under outdated, discriminatory laws tied to the growing influence of fetal personhood ideology.
📰 In this deeply reported piece, Alanna Vagianos of HuffPost reveals how vague child welfare statutes and anti-abortion sentiment are turning pregnancy into legal jeopardy—especially for those navigating poverty, limited healthcare access, or state surveillance.
⚖️ These policies don’t protect children. They punish pregnant people. They erode trust in doctors, discourage prenatal care, and perpetuate systemic injustice.
👉 Read the full story here and learn what’s at stake in the fight for reproductive justice:
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