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Winnipeg Child and Family Services (Northwest Area) v. G. (D.F.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 925


  Author: Supreme Court of Canada
Publisher: Canadian Legal Information Institute
Publication:
Document Date:                  October 31, 1997
Category: Children > Impact of Maternal Health on Children
Related Categories:
Children > Child Welfare
Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition)
Parenthood/Childrearing > Maternal Health
Parenthood/Childrearing > Motherhood
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Substance Abuse
Public Policy > Child Protection Services
Public Policy > Parental Rights
 

This Supreme Court decision deals with the state's jurisdiction to confine a pregnant woman in order to safeguard the health of the unborn child. The woman was confined as a result of her addiction to sniffing glue. Two of her children have been born with permanent disabilities as a result of her addiction.

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