Opinion In Loertscher v. Taylor County, Wisconsin

On April 28, 2017, the Wisconsin Western District Court released this opinion in Loertscher v. Taylor County, Wisconsin, regarding unborn child abuse. In the case, Ms. Loertscher, an expectant mother, was incarcerated for unborn child abuse due to drug use. The incarceration was based on a decades-old state law that criminalizes pregnant women with histories of drug use by labeling them as child abusers and letting juvenile courts appoint guardians and lawyers to represent the interests of their fetuses. Ms. Loertscher contends that the Act is void for vagueness and that it violates a number of rights. The District . . .