Divorce and Motherhood

Despite cheerleading about “family values,” our society and government give no economic recognition to mother’s work. The author argues that the great unfinished business of the women’s movement may well be winning respect for women’s work at home.

In South Carolina, prosecutors have charged a woman with murdering her fetus, claiming her abuse of cocaine caused a stillbirth. This is the latest in a series of criminal charges again pregnant women for using alcohol or drugs.