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  • 2 - Defining the Problem

  • from Part I - A Problem, a Solution, and a Quick Dive into History and Theory
  • Wendy A. Bach
  • Book:
    Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care
    Published online:
    25 August 2022
    Print publication:
    01 September 2022, pp 25-46

  • Summary

    Fox News called them The Tiniest Addicts.1 Living in East Tennessee, the billboards and posters are everywhere – in the courthouse, along the highway, and in the grocery store. The image you see is a close-up of two tiny white feet, held stiffly flexed. Around the arch of the right foot is a grey, rubber-looking strap connected to thin tubes that travel beyond the border of the photo. On the left ankle is a blue hospital band, folded over itself several times to accommodate the tiny limb. In bold, centered text: A Baby’s Life Shouldn’t Begin with Detox. Other images you see in press coverage: overwhelmed neonatal intensive care nurses and white infants abandoned into the arms of beneficent elderly volunteer cuddlers. The sounds too are front and center: shrill, persistent cries that nurses say are a sure tell that the infant is withdrawing.