Article: St. Charles County baby manslaughter case could have wide impact.

Byline: Shane Anthony

Sep. 20--ST. CHARLES -- A St. Charles County manslaughter case could raise powerful questions about Missouri law relating to unborn children.

The Missouri Court of Appeals in Kansas City recently upheld a circuit judge's dismissal of a child endangerment case against a Buchanan County mother -- Janet S. Wade -- who, along with her baby, tested positive for marijuana and methamphetamine the day after he was born. The court said the same section of Missouri law that allows criminal and civil action against a person who harms a pregnant woman doesn't allow prosecution of a mother for causing indirect harm to a fetus.

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